diff --git a/utils/Path_utils.py b/utils/Path_utils.py
index c9ed448a6..d34e3480a 100644
--- a/utils/Path_utils.py
+++ b/utils/Path_utils.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def get_image_paths(dir_path, image_extensions=image_extensions):
         for x in list(scandir(str(dir_path))):
             if any([x.name.lower().endswith(ext) for ext in image_extensions]):
                 result.append(x.path)
-    return result
+    return sorted(result)
 
 def get_image_unique_filestem_paths(dir_path, verbose_print_func=None):
     result = get_image_paths(dir_path)
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def get_image_unique_filestem_paths(dir_path, verbose_print_func=None):
             continue
         result_dup.add(f_stem)
 
-    return result
+    return sorted(result)
     
 def get_file_paths(dir_path):
     dir_path = Path (dir_path)
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def get_file_paths(dir_path):
     result = []
     if dir_path.exists():
         return [ x.path for x in list(scandir(str(dir_path))) if x.is_file() ]
-    return result
+    return sorted(result)
     
 def get_all_dir_names (dir_path):
     dir_path = Path (dir_path)
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def get_all_dir_names (dir_path):
     if dir_path.exists():
         return [ x.name for x in list(scandir(str(dir_path))) if x.is_dir() ]
         
-    return result
+    return sorted(result)
     
 def get_all_dir_names_startswith (dir_path, startswith):
     dir_path = Path (dir_path)
@@ -54,14 +54,14 @@ def get_all_dir_names_startswith (dir_path, startswith):
         for x in list(scandir(str(dir_path))):
             if x.name.lower().startswith(startswith):
                 result.append ( x.name[len(startswith):] )
-    return result
+    return sorted(result)
 
 def get_first_file_by_stem (dir_path, stem, exts=None):
     dir_path = Path (dir_path)
     stem = stem.lower()
 
     if dir_path.exists():
-        for x in list(scandir(str(dir_path))):
+        for x in sorted(list(scandir(str(dir_path)))):
             if not x.is_file():
                 continue
             xp = Path(x.path)
@@ -80,4 +80,4 @@ def delete_all_files (dir_path):
     paths = get_file_paths(dir_path)
     for p in paths:
         p = Path(p)
-        p.unlink()
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+        p.unlink()