Wednesday 14 February 2018

macos - How do I enable snap-to-grid by default on Mac OS X?


I'm setting up a new Mac, and when I drag icons on my desktop (or in Windows, if I switch them to icon view), the icons don't snap into place unless I hold the command key down.


I can't recall how to make that "snap-to-grid" the default. And I can't find it in the Finder's View Options or Preferences.



Answer



With the desktop active, under the View menu, choose Show View Options (or cmd-J) and select Snap to Grid in the Arrange by drop-down.


Still available under later versions of OS X, but now in the Sort by drop-down (still under Show View Options):



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