Viewing & Sorting Options in Nautilus

Change file icon size and sort files alphabetically, by modification date, by file size, or by type.

• List view: Orders files and folders into columns and rows with sortable headers.
• Grid view: Orders files and folders into an array of icons.

Toggle between List and Grid view using the icon in the upper right corner.

List view allows sorting files and folders using properties in the column headers.

Add additional property fields in List view by clicking the down arrow and selecting Visible Columns....

Tick boxes next to the additional fields you want to add for List view.

While in Grid view, click the down arrow to sort files by alphabetical order, modification date, size, or type.

In either List or Grid view, click the + and - buttons to change file and folder icon sizes.