Filenames with numbers are sorted incorrectly

Question

I'm trying to figure out how to sort filenames in the Photoshop "Your Files" so it matches the order of Finder on Mac.

All of the filenames start with a number, and in Finder these are sorted numerically as in 100, 500, 900, 1000, 5000, 9000. In Photoshop they are sorted as 100, 1000, 500, 5000, 900, 9000

I can't find any way to change this behavior, any suggestions appreciated.

PS. This came up because I tried to move 100 files to Creative Cloud and 10 of them failed (silently) to convert and upload. I'm trying to figure out which ones are missing. It would be quick and easy to compare if they were sorted the same way. Suggestions for how to avoid such massive upload failures are also welcome.

ExUSA · Answer

This is a long-standing problem with file sorting. If I have:

foo1.jpg

foo2.jpg

foo10.jpg

Should foo10 be after foo1 (sort all the ones, then all the twos) or after foo2 (parse the entire number)? Arguments can be made for either one. Now make it more complex, add letters into the mix... I believe that Adobe sorts one way and Apple another, and Microsoft might do something else on Windows.

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