DriveSort

Most operating systems sort files before displaying them to the user, but this is not always the case with OSes embedded into small devices like MP3 players. They often list items in the order in which they were copied and offer no other sorting options.

DriveSort is a portable application designed to help you resolve this issue. It modifies the directory table of a volume directly, sorting items based on user-defined parameters. It is quite easy to use and offers advanced customization options.

The application is fully portable, as it doesn’t need to be installed before use and stores all users settings in a configuration file saved in the same directory as the executable.

As a result, DriveSort is remarkably simple to deploy, allowing you to get to work pretty much instantly. Once you have launched the program, just go to the Disk menu and select the drive you wish to process.

While Windows sorts files on any drive before showing them to the user, smaller operating systems often skip this step, and viewing items in the order in which they were copied is very inconvenient.

With DriveSort, however, you can modify the directory table directly in order to ensure items will be shown in the right order no matter how they are accessed. Files and folders can be sorted by short name, long name and size, as well as creation, access and update dates.

If none of the available sorting options are suitable, you can enable Playlist Mode and move files in the preferred order manually by just dragging them into place.

Moreover, it is possible to specify how folders should be handled – the program can place them before or after files, as well as mix these together and sort them based on the selected parameter.

Overall, DriveSort is a handy piece of software for users who need to sort files on portable storage devices. It helps ensure they are displayed in the right order regardless of the OS used to access them, and it features a simple, if somewhat outdated UI.