MacOS – Empty space in the place of icons in Finder

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I see empty spaces in Finder on OS X 10.9.4, exactly as on the picture. What does it mean? The spaces are in between the other icons, not at the end of the listing.

Best Answer

This means there was an icon there, but it's been deleted/moved/etc and your current view doesn't do automatic sorting. Go to ViewClean Up ByName to fix it just once now or press ⌘J to open View Options and set Sort By to Name to fix this now and in the future.