How to set Finder to *always* use list view I'm using Finder on macOS, and one major frustration I have is the disorganized grid view that always ends up cluttered and messy until I right click and 'Clean Up by Name'.

I don't mind the grid view in itself, but I'm also fine with list view. What I want is a system where it will use list view 100% of the time, NOT on a folder-by-folder basis, which is what happens when I click on the list view icon in the title bar.

Any help would be much appreciated.
Open finder
Select your hard disc
CommandJ
Check the top two check boxes (Always open in list view, browse in list view)
Click use as defaults
Open Applications->Utilities->Terminal



sudo find / -name ".DS_Store"  -exec rm {} \;




Enter your root password, press enter