Skip to main content
Ask Different

Return to Question

7
duplicates list edited from How does finder sort folders when they contain digits and characters? [duplicate] to How does finder sort folders when they contain digits and characters? [duplicate], Is there a way to change the order in which the finder alphabetizes?
Link
bmike ♦
bmike ♦
  • 241.3k
  • 80
  • 433
  • 958
Post Closed as "Duplicate" by anki, Steve Chambers, user3439894 macos
added 283 characters in body; edited title
Source Link
errata
errata
  • 212
  • 1
  • 3
  • 12

macOS Catalina - how to set up Finder to use file sorting logic same as ls command (alphabetical order, not "natural")?

I noticed today that Finder has some strange logic of sorting files by name and I cannot figure out why is that.

Screenshot 1 - folder in "column" view with folder's options opened: enter image description here

Screenshot 2 - same folder in "list" view, sorted by "Name" column: enter image description here

Screenshot 3 - output of ls -al command in terminal, correct and expected file sorting: enter image description here

EDIT: I created a testing folder with integer file names only and the behaviour is the same.

Finder:
enter image description here

Terminal:
enter image description here

How can I change Finder to use the same logic like ls command?

Unfortunately, linked duplicate question doesn't answer my question above, only explains Finder's logic and behaviour in sorting files. What I would like to achieve, as stated in title and the question above, is to force Finder to sort files in alphabetical, not "natural" order.

macOS Catalina - how to set up Finder to use file sorting logic same as ls command?

I noticed today that Finder has some strange logic of sorting files by name and I cannot figure out why is that.

Screenshot 1 - folder in "column" view with folder's options opened: enter image description here

Screenshot 2 - same folder in "list" view, sorted by "Name" column: enter image description here

Screenshot 3 - output of ls -al command in terminal, correct and expected file sorting: enter image description here

EDIT: I created a testing folder with integer file names only and the behaviour is the same.

Finder:
enter image description here

Terminal:
enter image description here

How can I change Finder to use the same logic like ls command?

macOS Catalina - how to set up Finder to use file sorting logic same as ls command (alphabetical order, not "natural")?

I noticed today that Finder has some strange logic of sorting files by name and I cannot figure out why is that.

Screenshot 1 - folder in "column" view with folder's options opened: enter image description here

Screenshot 2 - same folder in "list" view, sorted by "Name" column: enter image description here

Screenshot 3 - output of ls -al command in terminal, correct and expected file sorting: enter image description here

EDIT: I created a testing folder with integer file names only and the behaviour is the same.

Finder:
enter image description here

Terminal:
enter image description here

How can I change Finder to use the same logic like ls command?

Unfortunately, linked duplicate question doesn't answer my question above, only explains Finder's logic and behaviour in sorting files. What I would like to achieve, as stated in title and the question above, is to force Finder to sort files in alphabetical, not "natural" order.

enabling dupe hammers. :)
Link
anki
anki
  • 11.9k
  • 7
  • 35
  • 71
added 4 characters in body; deleted 102 characters in body
Source Link
errata
errata
  • 212
  • 1
  • 3
  • 12

I noticed today that Finder has some strange logic of sorting files by name and I cannot figure out why is that.

Screenshot 1 - folder in "column" view with folder's options opened: enter image description here

Screenshot 2 - same folder in "list" view, sorted by "Name" column: enter image description here

Screenshot 3 - output of ls -al command in terminal, correct and expected file sorting: enter image description here

Why is Finder showing files in such order and how can I set it up to sort files in a proper way?

EDIT: I created a testing folder with integer file names only and the behaviour is the same.

Finder: 
enter image description here

Terminal: 
enter image description here

How can I change Finder to use the same logic like ls command?

I noticed today that Finder has some strange logic of sorting files by name and I cannot figure out why is that.

Screenshot 1 - folder in "column" view with folder's options opened: enter image description here

Screenshot 2 - same folder in "list" view, sorted by "Name" column: enter image description here

Screenshot 3 - output of ls -al command in terminal, correct and expected file sorting: enter image description here

Why is Finder showing files in such order and how can I set it up to sort files in a proper way?

EDIT: I created a testing folder with integer file names only and the behaviour is the same.

Finder: enter image description here

Terminal: enter image description here

How can I change Finder to use the same logic like ls command?

I noticed today that Finder has some strange logic of sorting files by name and I cannot figure out why is that.

Screenshot 1 - folder in "column" view with folder's options opened: enter image description here

Screenshot 2 - same folder in "list" view, sorted by "Name" column: enter image description here

Screenshot 3 - output of ls -al command in terminal, correct and expected file sorting: enter image description here

EDIT: I created a testing folder with integer file names only and the behaviour is the same.

Finder: 
enter image description here

Terminal: 
enter image description here

How can I change Finder to use the same logic like ls command?

edited title
Link
errata
errata
  • 212
  • 1
  • 3
  • 12
added 361 characters in body
Source Link
errata
errata
  • 212
  • 1
  • 3
  • 12
Source Link
errata
errata
  • 212
  • 1
  • 3
  • 12