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Wrong sorting files

2016-11-10 14:16

Windows 8.1
Used WinSCP 5.7.6 build 5874
Used GUI – Commander

I see the wrong results of sorting files
example

acceding by name

zavo2*
zavo1*
zavo0*
zavo3*
zavo2*

not acceding by name

zavo2*
zavo3*
zavo0*
zavo1*
zavo2*

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Pathduck Donor
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2016-11-10 14:46

The sort order is determined by your OS setting, in this case Windows Explorer. From the image, it looks like expected for Windows using natural sorting, i.e. 314 is smaller than 900.

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martin◆ Site Admin
Joined:: 2002-12-10
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Location:: Prague, Czechia

Re: wrong sorting files

2016-11-15

Yes, that's "Natural order numerical sorting":
Issue 425 – Natural order numerical sorting

Request for an option to turn this is off is tracked here:
Issue 1293 – Option to turn off Natural order numerical sorting

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pleasethinkofthehexsort Guest

2017-08-28 11:20

Seconding this request.

Windows itself did not change to numerical sorting until Windows XP, and WinSCP does not obey the "Turn off numerical sorting in File Explorer" group policy option to revert to the proper sort order. This makes WinSCP after 5.6.2 unusable for work that involves, for example, hexadecimal strings.

Most people use WinSCP to access Linux servers, and those all use proper lexicographical order, as far as I know.

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