# \[X\] Bug in Alphabetical List of Files
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-bug-in-alphabetical-list-of-files/6213
**Category:** No Bugs
**Created:** [February 8, 2008, 7:48am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-bug-in-alphabetical-list-of-files/6213 "2008-02-08T07:48:42Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
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### Author:  [@pierre\_49](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pierre_49)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2008, 7:48am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-bug-in-alphabetical-list-of-files/6213/1 "2008-02-08T07:48:42Z")
Exact sequence in the upper image
Sequence in Mp3tag beta n as in lower image
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2008, 8:07am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-bug-in-alphabetical-list-of-files/6213/2 "2008-02-08T08:07:28Z")
Mp3tag uses Natural Order Sorting for strings containing numbers since v2.39e Development Build.
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### Author:  [@pierre\_49](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pierre_49)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2008, 7:51am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-bug-in-alphabetical-list-of-files/6213/3 "2008-02-11T07:51:57Z")
Unfortunately, the most important programs as Nero 8 and others creates CD's in ASCII order an then in export data there are differences in list. ☹
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### Author:  [@tobiasco](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tobiasco)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2008, 10:59am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-bug-in-alphabetical-list-of-files/6213/4 "2008-03-21T10:59:03Z")
1. when loading files in a directory mp3tag uses mixed sorting: filenames are sorted normal, pathes are sorted natural.
2. after sorting on some other columns I cannot get back to the sorting that was present after loading.
The introduction of natural number sorting in 2.39 breaks functionality:
- with a one liner create\_filelist.bat I create a list of files, this is _normal_ sorted
- this list I paste into a website which returns a list of tags for using with mp3tag
Having not seen the nat. sorting on pathnames I mistagged some 200 files, lucky it were not more.
It would be good to make natural number sorting optional, so that mp3tag can be used with other software's output, e.g. the Windows own command DIR, or the software Pierre\_49 mentioned.
Tobias Conradi
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### Author:  [@aladoro](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/aladoro)
#### Post date: [March 23, 2008, 5:27am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-bug-in-alphabetical-list-of-files/6213/5 "2008-03-23T05:27:32Z")
"Natural" Order Sorting:
the great thing about this "feature" introduced in XP is that ... you can switch it OFF!!!
PLEASE, Florian, make it optional!
thank you, andreas
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2008, 7:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-bug-in-alphabetical-list-of-files/6213/6 "2008-03-25T19:51:34Z")
I've added an option with [Development Build](http://developer.mp3tag.de) v2.40b.
Kind regards,
Florian
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### Author:  [@tobiasco](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tobiasco)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2008, 2:04am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-bug-in-alphabetical-list-of-files/6213/7 "2008-03-26T02:04:25Z")
thanks a lot. Not sure what the default should be.
I would say, since except for 2.39 and 2.40 it allways(?) was alpha sort, that should maybe be the default. Who needs natural sort can turn it on, as a special feature.
best regards
Tobias
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2008, 6:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-bug-in-alphabetical-list-of-files/6213/8 "2008-03-26T06:22:01Z")
Hi Tobias,
I've already decided for Natural Sort as default option. 🙂
Kind regards,
Florian
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### Author:  [@aladoro](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/aladoro)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2008, 12:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-bug-in-alphabetical-list-of-files/6213/9 "2008-03-27T12:20:39Z")
bad news: natural sort order. good news: you can switch it off! 
thanks, Florian!
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2018, 2:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-bug-in-alphabetical-list-of-files/6213/10 "2018-12-28T14:22:20Z")
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