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Thread ID: 124802	2012-05-20 05:20:00	Rearranging photo numbers?	gradebdan (2186)	PC World Chat

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1276380	2012-05-20 05:20:00	Win XP. I took a load of photos for my son's 21st. In the afternoon at Ardmore airport, flying in a stunt plane and then in the evening at a restaurant with the family. All were transferred to a folder. My problem, when I open the folder the photos appear in random order, some at the restaurant then at the airport then back to the restaurant. I decided to rename them starting:- 1 airport, 2 airport up to 24 airport then 25 restaurant, 26 restaurnt up to 45 restaurant. Restarted the comp but the photos are not in order. Still shows 1 airport, 4 restaurant, 3 airport etc. How can I rearrange the photos in nimerical order please?	gradebdan (2186)
1276381	2012-05-20 05:26:00	Windows XP has no concept of numerical order, files are sorted alphabetically (i.e. 1, 10, 11, 12, 2, etc.), whereas Windows 7 handles this properly (sorting the above as 1, 2, 10, 11, 12). You could always sort by Date taken instead: this takes the date from the file itself and ignores the file name.	pcuser42 (130)
1276382	2012-05-20 06:47:00	Hi, When you say alphabetically ie 1, 10,11, 2, are you referring to Qne, One. One then Two, ie O, O, O, T? Seems strange. I seemed to have sorted my problem. I opened the relevant folder then dragged and dropped the thumb prints to where I would like them. Thakyou for your input.	gradebdan (2186)
1276383	2012-05-20 07:05:00	Hi, When you say alphabetically ie 1, 10,11, 2, are you referring to Qne, One. One then Two, ie O, O, O, T? Seems strange. I seemed to have sorted my problem. I opened the relevant folder then dragged and dropped the thumb prints to where I would like them. Thakyou for your input. Windows XP treats numbers as any other character, and therefore individually. The sequence "a, aa, ab, b" is in alphabetical order, as is "1, 10, 11, 2" as 1 comes before 2 in the alphabet (not one and two).	pcuser42 (130)
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