Customizing List View

[kenglade]

As far as mjor issues, this is not on the top of the list but it is driving me crazy.

Can someone please tell me how to re-order items in folders and subfolders in List View? What I want to do is place the subfolders on top of the individual files when I click on a folder. For example, this is what I get in Finder:

Folder
individual files
individual file
Subfolder

What I would prefer is:
Folder
Subfolder
individual file
individual file

This is where "individual files" are npt part of the subfolder

As I said, this is more like a hangnail than a major issue but I haven't been able to figure out a solution.

 

[spinnerlys]

PathFinder can do this, but it is not free.

 

[kenglade]

PathFinder can do this, but it is not free.

I'll check out Pathfinder. I'm surprised Apple doesn't offer this as an option in organizing folders. Many thanks.

 

[spinnerlys]

It's just their way of thinking how Finder should sort in List View.
It's been there in Mac OS classic too (OS 9 at least).

Many prefer it that way, just Windows users are a little bit put off by this, as they are used to the Windows way.

It also put me off first, but now I'm accustomed to it, I like it, and whenever I have to use Windows Explorer I get confused about this strange sorting.

 

[kenglade]

It's just their way of thinking how Finder should sort in List View.
It's been there in Mac OS classic too (OS 9 at least).

Many prefer it that way, just Windows users are a little bit put off by this, as they are used to the Windows way.

It also put me off first, but now I'm accustomed to it, I like it, and whenever I have to use Windows Explorer I get confused about this strange sorting.

You're right -- I'm just used to seeing this the Windows-way. I'll get over it, but thanks for the explanation.

 

[BlueRevolution]

It was a bit of a shock to me too, but I prefer it now. For example, if I download an archive and then extract it, to me it makes sense to see the extracted folder immediately beside the archive.

 

[miles01110]

Couldn't you somewhat replicate this with sorting by Kind?