How do I arrange songs on USB the order I want?

I use good old Windows Media Player to create playlists of the tracks I want in the order I want. Isn't that what the OP wants?

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PJLLB said:

I use good old Windows Media Player to create playlists of the tracks I want in the order I want. Isn't that what the OP wants?

Hi there

Not sure if WMP is any good these days --especially if playing tracks stored on a Linux server with long file names -- C'mon Windows please fix that issue !!!!

But as Count Mike says - the music tracks are FILES so have in the file name your sort key -- e.g Album name track nr.

The two apps I listed can do this very fast so you don't have to spend a long time doing it yourself and can recurse several directories in one go making job really easy.

Cheers
jimbo

You know how to double click on your mp3 an pull up the song. I changed view at top left, then I named all the groups the same. Like left click on song, right click on same sont, name song by group. I name all songs by third day, when you name the second song third day, a little box will pop up asking if u want to name it third day 2, click yes, next one u name third day, box will pop up, do u want to name third day 3, click yes, so much easier, computer keeps up with numbers for u. The songs won't re figure, Until u close the screen to mp3,

Rocky said:

I always do this by adding a three digit number in front of each song;

001
002
003
245
246
247
982
983

You get the idea. I've been doing this for years and it always works.

I Been doing this, so when i get to the high numbers dont put a zero in front of it just leave it as is thanks

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when I put songs in a folder on my desk top and then transfer to USB, they don't play in the order I add them. I put numbers in front of them but it still seem to be not working. Do I need a certain app for this to work
Thanks

Ashlee said:

when I put songs in a folder on my desk top and then transfer to USB, they don't play in the order I add them. I put numbers in front of them but it still seem to be not working. Do I need a certain app for this to work
Thanks

The songs might be playing in tag order not song title order.

Tags can be changed, as can the title.

If you have 2 songs named:

164 Elvis Presley - Mystery Train.mp3
11 Frank Sinatra - The Coffee Song.mp3


Elvis may play before Frank despite the lower track number for Frank. That's because E comes before F in the English alphabet.

In some cases, your technique in copying from a hard drive to a USB stick can make a difference, at least on a car player. I try to copy the entire list of songs at one time, using a right click, while having the cursor locked onto the first song in the folder as I drag. Car mp3 playback units can be quite particular.