How to organize Finder in macOS

[KELLYLAMEY]

Can someone please tell me why when I open a file from illustrator the nav window is organized like this? And how do I fix it? Its listed in groups and there's no date modified.

I have another machine and it's sorted the way I'm used to it. its so much faster to find what i'm looking for.

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[Ton Frederiks]

Check the option at the second item top left of the window.

[Ashutosh_Mishra]

Hi there,

Thanks for reaching out. This is a macOS concern. I'd request checking out the help article https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/mac-help/mchlp2605/mac and make changes accordnigly.

Hope it helps.

Regards,

Ashutosh 

[Steve Werner]

I highly recommend that you pick up one of the books by David Pogue on your current macOS version. It explains issues like this very well:

(1) Which columns you see can be changed by right-clicking on the heading, you can choose which headings appear:

(2) The grouping you see is a setting in the Finder View menu. In older versions, you choose View > Arrange By. Then you choose from the criteria you want to use for grouping from a submenu (Name, Kind, Application, etc.)

In newer macOS versions, like Catalina which I use, you choose View > Use Groups. Then in the View menu choose Group By to choose the criteria for grouping (Name, Kind, Application, etc.)

[Steve Werner]

FYI. Here's the latest David Pogue book on Catalina. Others available for earlier macOS versions:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/149207506X/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1