# Folder on Top Issue resolved

**URL:** <https://discuss.binaryage.com/t/folder-on-top-issue-resolved/1453>\
**Category:** TotalFinder\
**Created:** [February 25, 2014, 9:42pm UTC](https://discuss.binaryage.com/t/folder-on-top-issue-resolved/1453 "2014-02-25T21:42:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![mike](https://discuss.binaryage.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/58f4c7/32.png) [@mike](https://discuss.binaryage.com/u/mike)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2014, 9:42pm UTC](https://discuss.binaryage.com/t/folder-on-top-issue-resolved/1453/1 "2014-02-25T21:42:50Z")

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Hi

I also had the Folder on Top issue but only on one folder (my “Downloads” folder). Interestingly, once I reduced the number of objects (i,e, Files and Folders) in my Downloads folder to below 1000 the problem resolved itself. Folders are now displayed at the top as expected.

Is there a physical limit to the number of folders and files in any one folder that would stop Total Finder from sorting as expected.

Best Regards  
Mike

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**Author:** ![darwin](https://discuss.binaryage.com/user_avatar/discuss.binaryage.com/darwin/32/2275_2.png) [@darwin](https://discuss.binaryage.com/u/darwin)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2014, 11:44pm UTC](https://discuss.binaryage.com/t/folder-on-top-issue-resolved/1453/2 "2014-02-25T23:44:11Z")

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Yes, you are right. Good job on pinpointing the issue.

I had to cap it to 1000 for performance reasons, I should display some visual indication, but it wasn’t that easy to implement…

> [@TotalFinder: Folders on top bug](http://discuss.binaryage.com/t/totalfinder-folders-on-top-bug/126/2):
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> Ah, for performance reasons I disable sorting when there is 1000+ files in the folder You can change the limit by changing TotalFinderFoldersOnTopSortingLimit in ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist Execute this line in Terminal.app and then restart Finder+TotalFinder: defaults write com.apple.finder TotalFinderFoldersOnTopSortingLimit 1000000 I should indicate this visually somehow as an overlay on top of the view or something. Adding to my TODO list.

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**Author:** ![mike](https://discuss.binaryage.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/58f4c7/32.png) [@mike](https://discuss.binaryage.com/u/mike)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 8:47pm UTC](https://discuss.binaryage.com/t/folder-on-top-issue-resolved/1453/3 "2014-02-26T20:47:54Z")

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Thanks Darwin - appreciate the feedback.

Cheers Mike

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**Author:** ![Johan\_Smith](https://discuss.binaryage.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ccd318/32.png) [@Johan\_Smith](https://discuss.binaryage.com/u/Johan_Smith)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2015, 4:28am UTC](https://discuss.binaryage.com/t/folder-on-top-issue-resolved/1453/4 "2015-12-16T04:28:30Z")

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Yes this worked for old version 1.3.4 which I just installed, since it is the newest version I can run on 10.6.8.