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Finder - Can it remember views like Windows Explorer?

onomatopoeia

onomatopoeia

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Under Windows you can set Explorer to remember the view settings within a single folder or set all folders to retain the same view scheme. Is there any way to replicate this under Finder on OS X?

Is there a way to set Finder to "remember" to use the same organization view in folders? If I use the 'option+command+right-click --> Keep Arranged By...' it works for that current view but if I return to that folder later it doesn't remember my preference and throws things around randomly again.

I'm getting pretty tired of arranging folder every time I open them.

Thanks in advance!
 
It works fine for me, as long as you don't click 'Use as Defaults' it should remember it...
 
would also like a fix for this as I see it randomly as well. I tend to think that it may be a result of some 3rd party utilities interference but I'm not sure.
 
Command-J

Change all windows to the one that you are going to use the most.
For example I set: sort by name for all.
 
onomatopoeia said:
Under Windows you can set Explorer to remember the view settings within a single folder or set all folders to retain the same view scheme. Is there any way to replicate this under Finder on OS X?

Is there a way to set Finder to "remember" to use the same organization view in folders? If I use the 'option+command+right-click --> Keep Arranged By...' it works for that current view but if I return to that folder later it doesn't remember my preference and throws things around randomly again.

I'm getting pretty tired of arranging folder every time I open them.

Thanks in advance!
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As noted, Finder can set defaults for folders, individual folders.

However, it's not as robust as Windows Explorer and doesn't consistently maintaining individual settings for each and every folder.
 
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