Bug 512456

Summary: [Feature Request] USB Fat32 File Sorting
Product: [Applications] dolphin Reporter: schmidtp0908
Component: generalAssignee: Dolphin Bug Assignee <dolphin-bugs-null>
Status: CONFIRMED ---    
Severity: wishlist CC: dolphin-bugs-null, kdedev
Priority: NOR Keywords: usability
Version First Reported In: 25.08.3   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: unspecified   
OS: Linux   
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Description schmidtp0908 2025-11-22 01:25:01 UTC
SUMMARY
Please include a way to sort files on a USB drive formatted in Fat32

Currently when copying files to a USB drive formatted in Fat32 under Linux, the files are ordered the way they are first found and File Application Table is updated accordingly. This result is files being displayed in random order on devices such as car stereos, MP3 players etc. 

OBSERVED RESULT
03 Song.mp3
01 Song.mp3
02 Song.mp3

If you were to copy the same files with Windows, it automatically orders them as below. On Linux you need to use the command line utility - fatsort.

EXPECTED RESULT
01 Song.mp3
02 Song.mp3
03 Song.mp3

Having a right click menu added on "Devices" to something like fatsort which can parse the drive path and other needed parameters to sort the file table. This would include having to 
- temperately unmount the drive first
- allocating a parameter for the drive and path from lsblk i.e /dev/sdb1
- running fatsort with included parameters i.e sudo fatsort -n /dev/sdb1
- remounting the drive (if previously mounted)

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
All versions

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Note there's various switches for the type of sorting i.e -n for "natural". Maybe include with the context menu another drop-down menu to select the type of sort to apply.

Please refer to https://fatsort.sourceforge.io/
Comment 1 TraceyC 2025-11-26 20:38:18 UTC
This seems worth considering
Comment 2 TraceyC 2025-11-26 20:38:25 UTC
.