# Sorting columns by filetype

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sorting-columns-by-filetype/63782
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [February 15, 2024, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sorting-columns-by-filetype/63782 "2024-02-15T17:39:34Z")
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### Author: ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2024, 6:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sorting-columns-by-filetype/63782/3 "2024-02-15T18:51:26Z")

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> [@DataCleaner](#):
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> It seems that clicking the filetype column header to sort would be every bit as useful as a randomize function

As the randomizer function is a function that has been implemented decades ago it would force longtime users to unlearn an old custom.  
See e.g. this (German) thread vom 2005:

> [@Random Sortierfunktion](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/random-sortierfunktion/2689):
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> Hallo Florian, Folgendes: Habe mir eine große Dateisammlung angelegt mit nur einem Stil. Ich möchte die Dateien auf DVD brennen, jedoch sollen diese nicht nach Namen sortiert werden. ein kleines Beispiel: (So soll es nicht sein) Artist1 - Trackname1.mp3 Artist2 - Trackname2.mp3 Artist3 - Trackname3.mp3 Artist4 - Trackname4.mp3 Artist5 - Trackname5.mp3 ... So soll es dann später aussehen. Artist1 - Trackname1.mp3 Artist3 - Trackname3.mp3 Artist5 - Trackname5.mp3 Artist4 - Trackname4.m…

Sorting by file extension by click on this column would not be a beneficial shortcut for me as I frequently have albums that have video files besides the audio files. So sorting by other criteria usually would bring me further.

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