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EMSHP
2 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Shared files listing order
My ascending order files in my folder are randomly appearing in the shared folder in a numerical sequence based on the first digit, e.g., 1, 11, 12, 13, ... 2, 20, 21, 22,... 3, 30 31, etc. They are ...
EMSHP
Explorer | Level 4
Here are two screenshots.
Files should appear as 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, etc.
Files appear as 0, 1, 10, 11 etc, and then 2, 20 21, 23 etc.
In my folder always appears correctly. Problem only appears in shared folder.
Problem is intermittent in shared folder.
Thanks for the help.
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Jay
2 years agoDropbox Staff
Hi EMSHP, thanks for the info. In general, the order would be in numerical order, so 1, followed by 11, 12 and so on. However, certain OSes choose to show files as 1, 2, 3 and so on.
If you want the files to appear in a standard order for all systems, it would be best to have a leading zero, such as 01, 02, etc. This would ensure that the file appears in the correct order.
- EMSHP2 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Great. Thanks for the suggestion.
Seems odd though. These files have been on Dropbox since about 2017-18 with no issue. And, some days the files appear numbered sequentially, and some days they are not. This all started happening just about three weeks ago. I'll try listing them as you suggest but I think there may be another issue.
G.
- EMSHP2 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Great. Thanks for the suggestion.
Seems odd though. These files have been on Dropbox since about 2017-18 with no issue. And, some days the files appear numbered sequentially, and some days they are not. This all started happening just about three weeks ago. I'll try listing them as you suggest but I think there may be another issue.
G.
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