Oct 7, 2023 · Sonoma 14.0 - How to clean up custom desktop icon locations Before Sonoma, When I hit Clean Up, the desktop would leave all icons where I placed them, and just get them aligned. Now it …

Aug 31, 2019 · Manage the desktop - 'cleanup selection' makes a mess Hi, When I attempt to cleanup the icons on my desktop and I highlight several icons that are very close to where I want them, then I …

Aug 16, 2015 · Hello, for some reason now, when i choose to 'clean up' my desktop icons, it shifts everything one column away from the left-hand side.

May 28, 2021 · Click the desktop, choose View > Sort By, then choose an option. If you want to control the placement of your files on the desktop, keep Sort By set to none. You can still arrange files neatly …

Feb 8, 2019 · Have a look at the following article: Align and resize icons on Mac " On the desktop On your Mac, Control-click the desktop. Do any of the following: Quickly realign icons: Choose Clean …

Mar 15, 2010 · The desktop icons themselves remain unmoved. Of course, I like to keep my desktop icons arranged manually (all checkboxes under View > Show View Options are unchecked). I …

Oct 29, 2015 · clean up desktop icons EI Captain bug report: When your dock is on the bottom, you can't put icon to the left edge of your screen with clean up, however, you can do the same thing on …

Nov 23, 2020 · It's annoying because the misaligned icons are not visibly off the grid, so if I drag an icon, and then it jumps across the screen, I have to right-click, select "Clean Up", then drag the icon where …

Jul 24, 2025 · On your MacBook, to auto-align files and folders in Icon View, follow these steps: Open the folder (like Desktop or Finder window). Right-click (or Control + click) on a blank space. Select " …

Oct 3, 2023 · I'm reporting that on a 2019 16-inch MacBook Pro, when View Options are set to "Snap to Grid," all the icons "snap" to the top rightmost spot on the desktop. If I move any icon on my desktop, …