What does the "Clean Up" function do in folders

[celticpride678]

Does anyone know what the "Clean Up" option does when you right-click inside a folder on Mac OS X do?

I have been searching for a long time now and haven't been able to find out anything.

Thanks.

 

[spinnerlys]

It's greyed out for me under View > Clean Up and I don't see that option in my context menu in List View.


Ah, I get it now, I think.

Open a folder with many, many files, change to icon view (CMD+1) and hit clean up (right click or View > Clean Up). Now you'll see.

 

[celticpride678]

It's greyed out for me under View > Clean Up and I don't see that option in my context menu in List View.


Ah, I get it now, I think.

Open a folder with many, many files, change to icon view (CMD+1) and hit clean up (right click or View > Clean Up). Now you'll see.

Thanks for the info.

 

[spinnerlys]

Thanks for the info.

So you see the purpose of Clean Up in Icon View? Or do you mean the first part of my post?

I just found it myself after you posted it anyway, maybe there is more to it.

 

[bobr1952]

I use it all the time to get folder contents to snap to grid or whatever you want to call it--all lined up nice and neat--mostly use it on my desktop. That is how I see it--but maybe there is more to it as you said.

 

[celticpride678]

So you see the purpose of Clean Up in Icon View? Or do you mean the first part of my post?

I just found it myself after you posted it anyway, maybe there is more to it.

No, I get it. It snaps everything to a grid.