A temporary solution to address this issue is to open the folder, then right-click in any empty space to sort the files by modification date or choose other sorting options as shown below:
However, this is only a temporary solution and a manual method to sort files every time you open a folder. Below, Mytour will guide you through the configurations to automatically arrange files and folders displayed in Finder on Mac OS X, so you no longer have to manually adjust each time you open a folder.
This method allows the folder to store all files and subfolders within it and automatically arrange them in order. Follow the steps below to set up automatic sorting of files and folders displayed in Finder on Mac OS X:
Simply open the folder, then press the Command + J or Apple + J keyboard shortcut and choose the Snap to grid option to automatically arrange the files displayed in the Finder window as shown below:
Here is the configuration to automatically arrange files and folders displayed in Finder on Mac OS X. With Finder, you can do more than just set up automatic sorting of files and folders; for example, you can also batch rename files on Mac using Finder.