I think this setting is quite senseless as long as the file gets sorted (the way the "sort by"-option is set) directly after it was added at the end of the list.
Or do I misunderstand it's meaning?
0.49 - "New files are added to the end of the list"-Option
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Re: 0.49 - "New files are added to the end of the list"-Option
At least I understood it the way that with ticket setting, files are sorted when a directory is read, and if further files are added later to the directory, they shall be added at the end instead somewhere in the middle (where you would expect them due to sorting criteria) so they are easy to locate. No behavior I like and sadly even when the option is not ticked, sometimes new files are listed at the end - see 0.93.1 unchecked "new files are added at the end of the list" not working
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