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ernie w.1's avatar
ernie w.1
Explorer | Level 3
8 years ago
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Can I sort my files in any other way except alphabetical?

how can i prevent db from sorting everything into alphabetical order, i want to share lists in the order that i put them in NOT aphabetical

  • Heli_Guy's avatar
    Heli_Guy
    8 years ago

    A simple way of doing that is to prefix the file names with track number, for example:

    01 - The First Song.mp3

    02 - The Second Song.mp3

    03 - The Third Song.mp3

    04 - The Fourth Song.mp3

    etc...

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  • Heli_Guy's avatar
    Heli_Guy
    Collaborator | Level 8
    8 years ago

    Can you be more specific?

    Is this on the web page or on the computer?

    Sharing files shares a bunch of files. The sorting order should not make a difference one way or the other.

    If you could further detail your problem it would help understand your issue.

  • ernie w.1's avatar
    ernie w.1
    Explorer | Level 3
    8 years ago

    Thanks for the quick reply

    i want to share a list of songs in gig order not alphabetically but in the order they are to be played ..db always puts them in this order although i dont enter them in that way 

  • Heli_Guy's avatar
    Heli_Guy
    Collaborator | Level 8
    8 years ago

    A simple way of doing that is to prefix the file names with track number, for example:

    01 - The First Song.mp3

    02 - The Second Song.mp3

    03 - The Third Song.mp3

    04 - The Fourth Song.mp3

    etc...

  • ernie w.1's avatar
    ernie w.1
    Explorer | Level 3
    8 years ago

    as simple as that ..would never had thought of it thanks very much

  • stevied234's avatar
    stevied234
    Explorer | Level 3
    5 years ago

    Guy was right. Go to Internet Explorer and rename your file as A1–the first song, A2–The second song, etc. Then reload them into dropbox. I am unsure as to whether you can rename right in dropbox, but i doubt it. I like starting with the letter A because if there are more than nine songs in a set, then you can go to B–10, B–11, etc.

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