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<blockquote data-quote="Sturmie" data-source="post: 5842850" data-attributes="member: 609473">in case anyone is interested, here was the problem and resolution to my issue:CAUSE:&nbsp; on some portable MP3 players and stereos, the lack of resources (CPU, memory) can lead the developer to make it display or play the files in the order in which they are on the disk...especially if the system reads filenames only instead of ID3 tags.&nbsp; since my LFN (long filename) was over 8 characters for my files, the file table seemed to have converted the SFN (short filename) into some sort of hash code (?) where 20090408-01.mp3 became something like 2DA4F6T1.mp3, 20090408-02.mp3 became 2EA4Q6X7.mp3, etc. and after 20090408-04.mp3, the SFN was out of order.RESOLUTION:&nbsp; someone wrote an application, called <a href="http://www.anerty.net/software/file/DriveSort.php" target="_blank">DriveSort</a>, that specifically addresses this issue and allows you to edit the SFN in the file table of your flash drive.&nbsp; using the app, i was able to change the SFN to 00000001.mp3 and have it rename sequentially in correspondence with the LFN using the &quot;PlayList Mode&quot; in DriveSort.just thought i&#039;d post this since there may be a few others in the same boat.sturmie</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sturmie, post: 5842850, member: 609473"] in case anyone is interested, here was the problem and resolution to my issue: [B]CAUSE[/B]: on some portable MP3 players and stereos, the lack of resources (CPU, memory) can lead the developer to make it display or play the files in the order in which they are on the disk...especially if the system reads filenames only instead of ID3 tags. since my LFN (long filename) was over 8 characters for my files, the file table seemed to have converted the SFN (short filename) into some sort of hash code (?) where 20090408-01.mp3 became something like 2DA4F6T1.mp3, 20090408-02.mp3 became 2EA4Q6X7.mp3, etc. and after 20090408-04.mp3, the SFN was out of order. [B]RESOLUTION[/B]: someone wrote an application, called [URL="http://www.anerty.net/software/file/DriveSort.php"]DriveSort[/URL], that [I]specifically[/I] addresses this issue and allows you to edit the SFN in the file table of your flash drive. using the app, i was able to change the SFN to 00000001.mp3 and have it rename sequentially in correspondence with the LFN using the "PlayList Mode" in DriveSort. just thought i'd post this since there may be a few others in the same boat. sturmie [/QUOTE]

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