How do I sort by date with oldest first in icon view in Finder?

Can the files be sorted by the oldest file first with Finder in icon view?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.0

Posted on Dec 10, 2021 08:15 PM

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Posted on Dec 11, 2021 01:09 AM

I see no way of doing it. The only option is just sort by dat (various option, created, modified ect.) but that only gets you newest first.

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lllaass

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Dec 11, 2021 01:09 AM in response to computerman88

I see no way of doing it. The only option is just sort by dat (various option, created, modified ect.) but that only gets you newest first.

Barney-15E

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Dec 11, 2021 06:04 PM in response to computerman88

At one point, I think you could sort in List view, then change to icon view, but I have no way to test it out at the moment.

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How do I sort by date with oldest first in icon view in Finder?