File name sorting issues

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ddvc
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File name sorting issues

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When sorted by file name, File-C should come after File-A
But in reality the "-" is ignored

PS,The settings use the regular sorting method. If binary sorting is used, Chinese cannot be sorted correctly
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Re: File name sorting issues

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Confirmed. Interesting! Looks like this is how Windows does string comparisons. It's the same in File Explorer. Unfortunately, there is no easy solution.

FYI, sorting is surprisingly complex: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windo ... plications

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Re: File name sorting issues

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admin wrote: 13 Aug 2025 13:37 Unfortunately, there is no easy solution.
Well, to be better than File Explorer (which is why this thing exists) I went for the non-easy solution. Next beta. :cup:

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Re: File name sorting issues

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Awesome, looking forward to the update

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Re: File name sorting issues

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I don't understand why, but that link only takes me to the top of the page (tested in Firefox and Vivaldi). To go to the specific message, I need

viewtopic.php?p=231573#p231573

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Whoops, thanks. :tup: I corrected it.

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