Tiger: moving folders (reordering) within same folder window

Drew72 · 07-17-2012, 07:17 PM

Yes, I did a search first on this - I know about springloaded folders so it's not moving to different folders. My issue is that I can't figure out how to manually rearrange the order of subfolders in a folder.

I have a lot of vacation photos in subfolders in the finder. The photos are in chrono. order (well it only does newest-to-oldest in icon view but that's another whole issue) but since the subfolders themselves were created at different times using "arrange by" does not achieve the arrangement I want which is to roughly match the chronology of the trip.

In short, unlike in Windows I can't see how to drag a folder and have insert it it somewhere else in the grid and then move everything else in accordance. It seems so basic -- I must be missing something?

I am looking for a solution for this particular project (prepping a slide show) but yes I'm grumpfing a bit about finder's limitations.

Thanks,

Andrew

chabig · 07-18-2012, 07:49 AM

In the View Options, you want Arrange By set to None and Sort By also set to None.

hayne · 07-18-2012, 08:12 PM

And note that there are lots of much better ways of preparing a slide show than using Finder. Use iPhoto for example - that's what it specializes in.

Drew72 · 08-02-2012, 11:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chabig


	In the View Options, you want Arrange By set to None and Sort By also set to None.

Thanks for responding....I uncheck arrange by that but I can only drag icons around without snap to grid turned on so it doesn't really let me reorder in a workable way but becomes a mess of icons half on top of each other...it seems like that's the option and then use clean at the end....I dont get it why apple makes it hard......windows make it simple to drag an icon and automatically slips it in the new order just as if you were collating paper in real life.

I'm trying to make a particular sequence for a slideshow (and no I'm not importing into iphoto)...

Thanks

Drew72 · 08-02-2012, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hayne


	And note that there are lots of much better ways of preparing a slide show than using Finder. Use iPhoto for example - that's what it specializes in.

I know finder is not ideal but wonder why basic drag-ability of icons is so clumsy...the reason not to use iphoto is slideshow might be on different machine...all I wanted was to order a folder of photos and save it to a jump drive...dont want to bother importing / exporting in iphoto....really wish apple was better for quick and dirty utility operations like this...they force you to use their iLife stuff. There is no reason the finder can't be better for images...I also notice the in icon view you cannot view from oldest to newest like in list view....for photos this is often how you want things for vacation pictures. When you use preview it has its own sort order so you have do things twice - once for the finder window, once for preview itself...

Thanks for the reply.

Andrew

chabig · 08-02-2012, 02:43 PM

Drew, when you drag an icon with snap-to-grid turned off, hold down the command key when you release the icon and it will snap to the nearest grid location. This will keep your icons from becoming a mess of icons on top of each other.

Also, you're right that you cannot sort from oldest to newest in icon view. But you can in list view, which is just as good.

07-17-2012, 07:17 PM	#1
Drew72 Prospect Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 3	Tiger: moving folders (reordering) within same folder window Yes, I did a search first on this - I know about springloaded folders so it's not moving to different folders. My issue is that I can't figure out how to manually rearrange the order of subfolders in a folder. I have a lot of vacation photos in subfolders in the finder. The photos are in chrono. order (well it only does newest-to-oldest in icon view but that's another whole issue) but since the subfolders themselves were created at different times using "arrange by" does not achieve the arrangement I want which is to roughly match the chronology of the trip. In short, unlike in Windows I can't see how to drag a folder and have insert it it somewhere else in the grid and then move everything else in accordance. It seems so basic -- I must be missing something? I am looking for a solution for this particular project (prepping a slide show) but yes I'm grumpfing a bit about finder's limitations. Thanks, Andrew

07-18-2012, 08:12 PM	#3
hayne Site Admin Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Montreal Posts: 31,956	And note that there are lots of much better ways of preparing a slide show than using Finder. Use iPhoto for example - that's what it specializes in. __________________ hayne.net/macosx.html

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07-18-2012, 07:49 AM	#2
chabig Hall of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,944	In the View Options, you want Arrange By set to None and Sort By also set to None.

08-02-2012, 02:43 PM	#6
chabig Hall of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,944	Drew, when you drag an icon with snap-to-grid turned off, hold down the command key when you release the icon and it will snap to the nearest grid location. This will keep your icons from becoming a mess of icons on top of each other. Also, you're right that you cannot sort from oldest to newest in icon view. But you can in list view, which is just as good.