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June 10, 2026
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File Name Sorting: Will Chinese names to be sorted by pinyin or by the expected locale-aware order instead of by Unicode/code point order?

  • June 10, 2026
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Hello Adobe Bridge team,

I would like to report a possible regression in filename sorting for Chinese folder/file names.

In the current version of Adobe Bridge, when I sort folders by Name, Chinese names do not appear to be sorted by pinyin or by the expected locale-aware order. Instead, the order seems closer to Unicode/code point order.

For example, these folders are displayed in this order:

皮衣
睡衣
破布
童装

However, if sorted by pinyin, I would expect an order closer to:

皮衣
破布
睡衣
童装

This issue makes it too difficult to browse and manage Chinese-named folders efficiently.

I remember older versions of Bridge handling Chinese filename sorting differently, so this may be a regression or a change in locale-aware collation behavior.

Windows version: Windows 10
Adobe Bridge version: 16.0.3.21
System language/region: Chinese / Japanese / Engilish
Sorting mode: Sort by Name

Could you please check whether Adobe Bridge is currently using proper locale-aware sorting for Chinese filenames?

Thank you.