Stop Finder headers from moving list view

Question

I'm new to mac so thanks for advice! Everytime I resize a finder window list view the headers (date mod, size kind) keep moving to the right. Then when I resize the window smaller I lose headers ,have to enlarge and drag back to the left. More annoying when I open a folder almost everytime my headers are out of frame... ugh... slowing me down.

Answer 1

Welcome to the Apple Support Communites and to your new Mac.
When you resize a window to make it wider it will operate in two ways:
- While there is a scroll bar at the bottom of the window it will reveal
  the hidden columns to the right.
- Once the scroll bar is gone it will expand the name field.
          (The name field is the most variable one, given you can have really long names.)
If you don't like the width of any of the columns you can grow or shrink them by grabbing the faint bars between the headers.
When you open a sub-folder, its window will inherit the attributes of the parent window.
If you resize a sub-folder window and use the back-arrow, the parent folder will inherit the child’s attributes.
The next time you open a top-level folder it will remember the attributes from its previous use.
If you want to change which and how columns are displayed, open a folder and go to View > Show View Options.
Hope this helps.