Cannot sort subfolders in tracks folder

HI Adam, when you sort folders manually, you can sort them back by name. Just tap "by name" again even though it is checked.

Thanks Michal. That does work temporarily but if you sort alphabetically then exit the app when you reopen the app it has reverted to the manual sort order. But I can live with it as I usually need the manual sort so I put the folder I use most at the top of the list. It's just a minor irritation and may just be a bug with my particular set up. Thanks

Fortunately, that's the case. If you've sorted a lot of folders manually, it can be quite a bit of work. If I then change the sorting (carelessly or perhaps even accidentally, or because I also have tracks and points in the same folder), I would have to laboriously redo the manual sorting.

But there is a solution for you too: if you select "sort manually", you will see a "three dots icon" in the top right-hand corner. You can use this to reset the manual sorting. See screenshot.

I've discussed the issue with the devs, and I've been told that the "name" sorting of the folders is a bug - the folders should only be sortable manually (plus the reset @Graf Geo mentioned, which re-sorts the folders alphabetically)

I actually find the "bug" quite helpful: with lots of manually sorted folders, it is sometimes useful to see an alphabetical sort without losing the manual sort. But I understand that the current behaviour is inconsistent and confusing.

Perhaps you could add another option to the "three dots icon" menue: "Temporarily reset sort". This would then result in the current behaviour: alphabetical sorting only temporarily in the current view, manual sorting remains unchanged.

Thank you Michal. It’s good to know that there is a bug and that I wasn’t just doing something wrong. Hopefully it can be fixed but it’s not urgent.

Thank you also Graf. I’d never noticed the three dots before and now that I’ve tried them, they work perfectly and exactly as you describe. So I can sort either alphabetically or make my own custom sort. This will work well enough for me until the full fix is implemented and I’m very grateful for your help.

Adam

Thanks. Good idea.