💻 Software
How to physically reorder files `03.mp3 01.mp3 02.mp3` (`ls -f`) in a directory?
Fresh5 days ago
Mar 15, 20265339 viewsConfidence Score0%
0%
Problem
The physical order of the files matters when I copy them onto my USB stick and listen in car mp3 player. Most of my music album folders are unsorted, e.g. may produce: 03.song3.mp3 01.song1.mp3 02.song2.mp3 When I copy that folder onto my USB stick, the files get copied in that order. My car mp3 pl…
Error Output
ls -f
Unverified for your environment
Select your OS to check compatibility.
1 Fix
Canonical Fix
Unverified Fix
New Fix – Awaiting Verification
Fix for: How to physically reorder files `03.mp3 01.mp3 02.mp3` (`ls -f`) in a directory?
Low Risk
It's unlikely that you'll be able to do this on ext4. Unlike FAT(32), which used a linear table of files in a directory, modern filesystems use complex structures such as B+tree (NTFS, XFS) or hashed B-tree (ext3/4), where all entries are sorted acc…
Awaiting Verification
Be the first to verify this fix
Sign in to verify this fix