Unexpected file sort in Twonky Server and "Folder" mode

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Hi,

I noticed a wrong behaviour with Twonky Server and “Folder” view mode. If  I connect via a DLNA Client and go to my music folder, the sort order here is alphanumeric by track title (id3 tag). I think it should be sorted by id3 track number or at least alphanumeric by filenames. Maybe it’s a firmware issue… Any other experienced that?

Thanks!

2

That is actually something normal when you are using a media server to broadcast. Most media servers WON’T read the id3 tag info inside a music file, your option is to use another media server other than Twonky that has that feature.

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Hi “ThePizzaMatrix”, thanks very much for the answer. But the problem is just the opposite. Twonky read ID3 Title tag, but NOT the track number (when in “Folder” mode). So if i have 3 file like this:

01 - B.mp3 (ID3 Title = B, ID3 #Track = 1)

02 - A.mp3 (ID3 Title = A, ID3 #Track = 2)

03 - C.mp3 (ID3 Title = C, ID3 #Track = 3)

Twonky, when in “Folder” mode, shows:

A

B

C

I’d prefer that Twonky read the filename, just ignoring the ID3 title… with this “feature”, i can’t use Twonky in “Folder” mode. You suggest to use another media server, but how to install in my WD TV Live Hub??? I’m a bit confused…

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It’s still a meta-data issue as the media server won’t read the track order, only the tag name. You can can edit the id3 tag to add numbers to the tag name.

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I completely agree with your point of view.

If we select folders then we want to see files and not ID3 tags.