I'd like to get the same folder view for every folder, that means, to have my stuff being sorted always by type and then by name. is that possible with automator?
Till yet, I set my view via cmd+j (List view, sort it by type and name) and set it as "default". It just sets the view as default for this particular folder. But I'd like to set it for all the subfolders too. When I change the folder, the documents are sorted different and not as I set it as default for the previous folder before…
So I tried to make a workflow with Automator, but it doesn't work. Or I just can't handle this program.
- First I clicked on "workflow" (is that right or should I have chosen another icon?)
- define the automation: "Get Folder Contents" –> "Sort Finder Items" (Type) –> "Sort Finder Items" (name) –> "Repeat for each subfolder found",
That's how it looks: (sry for the german, but the description is in (2))
–> Or is it possible to do it apart from automator?
Best Answer
As bmike mentioned, the default settings are not used for folders that have folder-specific settings saved in a .DS_Store file. You can just delete .DS_Store files though: