Therefore those systems just list the files in whatever order the directory entry stores
DriveSort sorts the directory tables of a volume formatted in FAT12, FAT16 or FAT32. This sort orders the files on the disk according to a customizable order.
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It is useful for sound systems (i. e., Mp3 Players, Mp4 Players and car sound ...
I have found programs that will sort the file order on a FAT drive.
This Windows software here solves the problem. Anything comparable available for me on Ubuntu? PS: at first I thought it was a file creation date ...
Utility that sorts the files' table in the FAT32 file system.
Instead they play the MP3 files in the order they find them; usually the
-a Use ASCIIbetical order for sorting -c Ignore case of file names -f Force ... and its subdirectories DEVICE must be a FAT12, FAT16 or FAT32 file system.
Many car stereo mp3 players use fat32 formatted usb or sd card for storage. This file system stores files in the order they were copied, and ...
and on standalone MP3 players we end up with not humanly sorted file lists.