Files not going on the disk in alpha order

[korz]

I'm burning MP3's of Steve Dahl's podcast to CD-RW disks. Typically, I'll erase the disk and then burn 4 or 5 files onto it. I drag and drop file 1, then file 2, and so forth. The files are in "alphabetical" order. The filenames look like this:

 

DahlCast_156_041510.mp3

DahlCast_157_041610.mp3

DahlCast_158_041910.mp3

DahlCast_159_042010.mp3

DahlCast_160_042110.mp3

 

When I go to listen to the disk in my Sony car stereo, they are in this order:

 

Track 1: DahlCast_157_041610.mp3

Track 2: DahlCast_158_041910.mp3

Track 3: DahlCast_159_042010.mp3

Track 4: DahlCast_160_042110.mp3

Track 5: DahlCast_156_041510.mp3

 

This happens also when I burn 4 files. This has happened three consecutive times.

 

Why is this happening and how do I fix it?

 

Thanks.

 

korz

[mmalves]

Just to confirm, you're burning using the Build mode, right? The files are in alphabetical order in the filesystem, so it's your player that's sorting them differently. Try renaming them to 001-filename.mp3 , 002-filename.mp3, etc to see if it works better.

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Maybe it's (your player) using something in the ID3 tags?

 

What file systems are you including on the disc?

 

Are you relaxing any file system restrictions at all?

[korz]

Just to confirm, you're burning using the Build mode, right? The files are in alphabetical order in the filesystem, so it's your player that's sorting them differently. Try renaming them to 001-filename.mp3 , 002-filename.mp3, etc to see if it works better.

 

The mode is the default "Ez-Mode Picker" has a checkmark. Why would the player reorder files on a disk? That would be bizarre. I'll try Build Mode if you suggest I do and if that fails, I'll try adding simple numbers at the beginning of the filenames.

 

Thanks.

 

korz

[korz]

Maybe it's (your player) using something in the ID3 tags?

 

What file systems are you including on the disc?

 

Are you relaxing any file system restrictions at all?

 

I presume the filesystem is FAT32. I've never checked. I haven't changed any defaults since I installed imgburn except I've turned on the drag-and-drop interface.

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Hmm ok, seems you don't actually know what you've been doing.

 

When you've been through the process again, get back to us.