Folders and files are overlapped by menu in Finder

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I have been a Windows user my whole life and just purchased my very first Apple product ever: a MBP.

I have a question regarding Finder, which may be a bug or simply me who doesn't know how to use it properly.

Anyways, here's the (potential) problem: when I am using Finder in split screen mode sometimes folders and files are overlapped by the upper menu.

Check this out:
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As you can see in the image above, some folders are now 'under' the upper menu and I cannot seem to be able to get them back in 'visible' positions.

Can someone advise if this is a bug or it's just me being newbie?

Thanks 🙂

— UPDATE

I am on MacOS 10.12.5 – the scroll bar is 'fully scrolled up' already.

I can't drag folders or files – when I release the mouse button, they simply stay in their original position.

The problem occurs in all folder view modes.

— UPDATE II

I don't have 'none' or 'snap to grid' as options in the 'sort by' dropdown:
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Or in the 'arrange by' dropdown:
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The 'clean up' entries in the view menu are disabled:
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One thing I forgot to mention: the sidebar also gets 'swallowed' by the upper menu:
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'Documents', 'Desktop', 'Google Drive', 'Air Drop', etc., are also hidden by the upper menu.

Best Answer

It's most likely a Problem with automatic sorting and cleanup in the Grid Display. Look at the general Info Pages from Apple Support here and here about customizing your Display Settings.

In Short: Right-click (if it is activated) on the Finder Window and change the 'sort by' Option and activate the cleanup. You probably have the Option 'Snap to Grid' activated - try deactivating it.

-- Addendum --

As a second option, try deleting the '.DS_Store'-Files, which store Icon Positions and Images (see further explanation here). If that doesn't help there are a few other possibilities, but let's start with the easiest one

Like all Files starting with a dot [.] these are invisible. You have to use the Terminal.app, found in /Applications/Utilities/ do remove them. Technically, you need only remove the .DS_Store-File in the Folder "Canada" according to your Screenshot.

Open the Terminal and navigate to the Folder, f.e. within 'Documents'

cd /Users/yourusername/Documents/Canada

hit enter, the type 

rm .DS_Store

You should close the Folder "Canada" and then reopen it again. The Icon and Sidebar Position should be normal.

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