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
File name sorting issues
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File name sorting issues
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Re: File name sorting issues
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
FYI, sorting is surprisingly complex: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windo ... plications
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Re: File name sorting issues
Well, to be better than File Explorer (which is why this thing exists) I went for the non-easy solution. Next beta.

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Re: File name sorting issues
Awesome, looking forward to the update
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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
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