Solve : Windows File Sorting Problem?

1.	Solve : Windows File Sorting Problem?
Answer» Alright let me explain and give a example of my problem. For some reason my file sorting wont sort correctly with numbers Example: 1.mkv 11.mkv-19.mkv, 2.mkv, 20.mkv-29.mkv im sure you get the idea, this occurs for Explorer and programs like torrent clients EVEN Media Player Playlists. I try sorting in explorer and thats how it sorts the files, same thing when sorting by name also. Please help me! my OS is Windows7 32Bit. Version 6.1.7600 Build 7600 Thanks to ANYONE who helps as per the filenames you give in your example, try changing the filenames 1.mkv to 01.mkv and also 2.mkv to 02.mkv. It should now be sorting as such: 01.mkv 02.mkv-11.mkv, 19.mkv, 20.mkv-29.mkv THOUGH I'm using windows vista, I bet windows 7 works just the same.Quote 1.mkv 11.mkv-19.mkv, 2.mkv, 20.mkv-29.mkv Isn't that the normal Windows sort order? It's ASCII sort order, I think is the problem (the 2.mkv appears between 19 and 20). Windows XP (and maybe Vista, can't remember) used this for sorting. Windows 7 uses "Natural" sort order, which sorts values with corresponding numbers as one would expect. 2.mkv appears after 1.mkv, not between 19.mkv and 20.mkv. That being said, when I first saw this topic I did a quick SEARCH to see if there was some sort of way to accidentally "turn off" this feature. I couldn't find anything that SEEMED like it could be the problem, though.

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Alright let me explain and give a example of my problem. For some reason my file sorting wont sort correctly with numbers Example: 1.mkv 11.mkv-19.mkv, 2.mkv, 20.mkv-29.mkv im sure you get the idea, this occurs for Explorer and programs like torrent clients EVEN Media Player Playlists. I try sorting in explorer and thats how it sorts the files, same thing when sorting by name also.

Please help me! my OS is Windows7 32Bit. Version 6.1.7600 Build 7600
Thanks to ANYONE who helps as per the filenames you give in your example, try changing the filenames 1.mkv to 01.mkv and also 2.mkv to 02.mkv. It should now be sorting as such:

01.mkv 02.mkv-11.mkv, 19.mkv, 20.mkv-29.mkv

THOUGH I'm using windows vista, I bet windows 7 works just the same.Quote

1.mkv 11.mkv-19.mkv, 2.mkv, 20.mkv-29.mkv

Isn't that the normal Windows sort order?

It's ASCII sort order, I think is the problem (the 2.mkv appears between 19 and 20).

Windows XP (and maybe Vista, can't remember) used this for sorting.

Windows 7 uses "Natural" sort order, which sorts values with corresponding numbers as one would expect. 2.mkv appears after 1.mkv, not between 19.mkv and 20.mkv.

That being said, when I first saw this topic I did a quick SEARCH to see if there was some sort of way to accidentally "turn off" this feature. I couldn't find anything that SEEMED like it could be the problem, though.

Solve : Windows File Sorting Problem?

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