File order on sansa clip+

SanDisk MP3 players Sansa® Clip | Sansa® Clip+
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I’m a little confused by the way the clip+ orders files. It used to be alphabetical (ideal), now it appears to have no rhyme or reason. Currently I have these files (in PODCASTS)

  1. Show-20100927-a.ogg
  2. Show-20100927-b.ogg
  3. Show-20100927-c.ogg
  4. Show-20100927-d.ogg
  5. Show-20100928-a.ogg
  6. Show-20100928-b.ogg
  7. Show-20100928-c.ogg
  8. Show-20100928-d.ogg

They are ordered that way both alphabetically and by date. (ascending date) on the player however they show up in this order:

  1. Show-20100928-a.ogg
  2. Show-20100928-b.ogg
  3. Show-20100927-a.ogg
  4. Show-20100927-b.ogg
  5. Show-20100927-c.ogg
  6. Show-20100927-d.ogg
  7. Show-20100928-c.ogg
  8. Show-20100928-d.ogg

 Is there a way I can fix this on the player? Do I need to change something about the files to get the sansa to order them correctly? I am not using id tags (Ogg Vorbis tag) Is this a bug?

Edit: formatting…

2

Dare I ask:  are your ID3 tags correct, by which the Clips organize generally (with some exceptions)?

3

I don’t use ID tags, Does the sansa require them to order things correctly?

4

Yep, generally so …

Some exceptions:  for files in the Clip’s Podcasts and Audiobooks folders, or elsewhere on the Clip but with the files’ genre ID3 tag set to Podcast or Audiobook, the Clip will use the files’ filenames and folder names if the tags are not filled in.

Note, also, that you can navigate amongst your files either by the Clip’s created database (the initial artist, title, album, etc. options under Music), or also by folders and files just as on your computer–for the folder option, scroll down to Folders, near the bottom of the list, under the Music option.

5

Yep, generally so …

Some exceptions:  for files in the Clip’s Podcasts and Audiobooks folders, or elsewhere on the Clip but with the files’ genre ID3 tag set to Podcast or Audiobook, the Clip will use the files’ filenames and folder names if the tags are not filled in.

Note also, however, that with the Clip+, you also can navigate amongst your files either by the Clip’s created database (the initial artist, title, album, etc. options under Music), or also by folders and files just as on your computer–for the folder option, scroll down to Folders, near the bottom of the list, under the Music option.