Is there an app that will allow me to do an advanced file name sort?

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I have a number of files (@300) that are in the format dd-mm-yyyy and a separate number at the end for each file of that date.

Is there an app so I can set it to sort as a priority yyyy, then mm, dd , number?

Thanks

 

[doobydoooby]

Have a look at "a better finder rename", which is pretty good at allowing you to select the attributes you want and then flexibly rename your files accordingly. I know it's not quite what you are looking for, but if you can decide on a way to rename them that makes sense for your purposes, afterwards you can view them much more easily in your regular finder.

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Thanks, I will take a look.

 

[AZhappyjack]

I have a number of files (@300) that are in the format dd-mm-yyyy and a separate number at the end for each file of that date.

Is there an app so I can set it to sort as a priority yyyy, then mm, dd , number?

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Thanks

this is why I create files of with the format yyyy-mm-dd-descriptive-name.ext

 

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this is why I create files of with the format yyyy-mm-dd-descriptive-name.ext

Yes, I should have done that.

 

[splifingate]

I have been using Name Mangler for many years, and it has proven quite valuable tens of two-handfuls of times.

A great piece of soft, and it usually takes--at most--just a few minutes to change one's entire file-naming_scheme.ops 😉

 

[RecentlyConverted]

I have been using Name Mangler for many years, and it has proven quite valuable tens of two-handfuls of times.

A great piece of soft, and it usually takes--at most--just a few minutes to change one's entire file-naming_scheme.ops 😉

Thank you, I manually sorted my files, as it was for an urgent project, but I have downloaded this app and will give it a try (for future problems, whether of my making or not).

 

[splifingate]

Thank you, I manually sorted my files, as it was for an urgent project, but I have downloaded this app and will give it a try (for future problems, whether of my making or not).

Glad you got things, er, sorted 😉