How to Set the Default Finder View

Here’s how to set the Mac Finder view default.

How to Permanently Set a Folder View in Finder

You’ve set a system-wide default to using for Finder windows, but that doesn’t mean you can’t assign a different view to specific folders.

How to Automatically Assign a Finder View to All Sub-Folders

The Finder has no method for easily setting a group of subfolders to the same Finder view as the parent folder. If you want all subfolders to match the parent folder, you could spend a few hours manually assigning views to each of the sub-folders, but luckily, there’s a better way. You can do this quickly using Automator, an application Apple includes with macOS to automate workflows, set folder view options for the Pictures folder, and propagate those settings to all of its sub-folders. Here’s what to do.