File sort order - how to move file to the bottom

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Hi,
I wonder how to name a file so it gets sorted at the *bottom* of the
list in explorer - the same way many people use "_" or "!" to get files
at the top of the list, before numbers and letters A-Z.
Up to now, I couldn't find a way. Whichever character I choose,
Explorer stubbornly either sorts it at the top or simply ignores the
first character.
When I had a Mac, you could use "bullet points" to sort to the bottom.
Any way to do something like that to sort something after "z"?
Probably a FAQ, but I couldn't find something useful.
Thx
Alex
 
Hi,
I wonder how to name a file so it gets sorted at the *bottom* of the
list in explorer - the same way many people use "_" or "!" to get files
at the top of the list, before numbers and letters A-Z.
Up to now, I couldn't find a way. Whichever character I choose,
Explorer stubbornly either sorts it at the top or simply ignores the
first character.
When I had a Mac, you could use "bullet points" to sort to the bottom.
Any way to do something like that to sort something after "z"?
Probably a FAQ, but I couldn't find something useful.
Thx
Alex
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Have you tried three or more lower case zeds (or zees for our
non-english speaking friends <g>).

Alan Lloyd
 
Have you tried three or more lower case zeds (or zees for our
non-english speaking friends <g>).
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Thx, but actually I wanted to use neither zees nor zeds, but find
something that would be sorted after numbers and letters, something
like "!Something" or "_Something" which is more legible than
"aaaSomething", or "zzzSomething".
ATM I indeed rely on "iSomething" (to sort in the middle, occasionally)
and "zzSomething" (to sort at the bottom), but I wanted to avoid the
latter.

Alex
 
Thx, but actually I wanted to use neither zees nor zeds, but find
something that would be sorted after numbers and letters, something
like "!Something" or "_Something" which is more legible than
"aaaSomething", or "zzzSomething".
ATM I indeed rely on "iSomething" (to sort in the middle, occasionally)
and "zzSomething" (to sort at the bottom), but I wanted to avoid the
latter.

Alex
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Try tilde (~), located next to the "1"
 
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Try tilde (~), located next to the "1"
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Tilde (~), which is actually located somewhere else on my (German)
keyboard, will be sorted at the top, just like all other
non-alphanumeric characters I tried.

Alex
 
(e-mail address removed) wrote:
I wonder how to name a file so it gets sorted at the *bottom* of the
list in explorer - the same way many people use "_" or "!" to get files
at the top of the list, before numbers and letters A-Z.
Click to expand...
[snip]
Try tilde (~), located next to the "1"
Click to expand...

Tilde (~), which is actually located somewhere else on my (German)
keyboard, will be sorted at the top, just like all other
non-alphanumeric characters I tried.

Alex
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Quick experimention that the sorting under xp is not just by ascii
value. Apperantly the alphanumerics are sorted last, even the ones with
the accent marks go in their "proper" position.
 
Use ALT+226 or some in that region of the character list as the first
character of the name.

(e-mail address removed) wrote:

I wonder how to name a file so it gets sorted at the *bottom* of the
list in explorer - the same way many people use "_" or "!" to get files
at the top of the list, before numbers and letters A-Z.
Click to expand...
[snip]

Try tilde (~), located next to the "1"
Click to expand...


Tilde (~), which is actually located somewhere else on my (German)
keyboard, will be sorted at the top, just like all other
non-alphanumeric characters I tried.

Alex
Click to expand...
 
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