why no option to group stacks by *name*?

Using and grouping desktop stacks is still a thing in macOS. It's still there on my various Macs running Sequoia.

Can't say why there is no grouping by "Name" though. Seems like an oversight to me.

Ways to organize files on your Mac desktop - Apple Support (CA)

You can overcome this by keeping your files in folders, then they can be sorted by name.

Also, if you keep your misc files in a folder then you can also sort and group those files by type, among other things.

Organize files in folders on Mac - Apple Support (CA)

Click the Desktop, then press Command-J (⌘J) to Show View Options.

There you can select Sort By:



I use Stack By: Kind and Sort By: Name

When I do this, the folders on the desktop are sorted alphabetically, and so then are the files that are stacked. By that I mean when I click a stack those files are spread out on the desktop in alpha order - or Date or Kind or Tags, depending on what I've selected.

The stacks themselves do maintain an alpha order on the desktop - more or less. Though not perfect, at least the small handful of stacks I have - five - don't rearrange themselves willy-nilly.

cathryn23 wrote:

But the stacks of files on the desktop are no longer able to be sorted by name.

Arranging them is done by right-click.

This used to include option of Name.

It no longer does.

I don't recall that it was ever an option. I reviewed the user guide all the way back to Monterey and they all gave the same information:

You can group stacks by kind (such as images or PDFs), date (such as Date Created or Date Last Opened), or Finder tags.

No mention is made of being able to group them by name.

You can let Apple know that you think it's something that should be included here:

Product Feedback - Apple