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Feature: Use date in file name for sorting #11331

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Silther opened this issue Feb 16, 2023 · 0 comments
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Feature: Use date in file name for sorting #11331

Silther opened this issue Feb 16, 2023 · 0 comments

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Silther commented Feb 16, 2023

What feature or improvement do you think would benefit Files?

Add a function that automatically (if the user selects it in the settings) recognises the date in the name of a file and sorts it accordingly.
So the files would no longer be sorted like this:

movie _ DD.MM.JJJJ
movie _ 01.06.2022
movie _ 01.07.2021
movie _ 02.01.2019
movie _ 12.05.2014
movie _ 13.02.2023
movie _ 14.01.2023

but like this:

movie _ DD.MM.JJJJ
movie _ 12.05.2014
movie _ 02.01.2019
movie _ 01.07.2021
movie _ 01.06.2022
movie _ 14.01.2023
movie _ 13.02.2023

The app would have to be based on the system region, or let the user select a date format.
Like for example :

  1. DD.MM.JJJJ
  2. MM.DD.JJJJ
  3. DD-MM-JJJJ
  4. MM-DD-JJJJ

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This would greatly increase readability, as until now a date has always had to be entered in the format YYYY.MM.DD, which is not so easy to read.
The date when a file was created or last modified is not always meaningful.

Files Version

2.4.33

Windows Version

Windows 11

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@yaira2 yaira2 changed the title Sort by date in name Feature: Use date in file name for sorting Mar 30, 2023
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