In after effects sort project layers by name (Numerical Order)

Question

In after-effects to sort project layers by name, I click name toggle button in the project window

but I can't seem to sort them in numerical order - you know, 1,2...9,10,11...

Instead, it always sorts them according to text sorting : 10, 100, 101, 102...11, 111, 112, ....

How can I sort my column of numbers by number instead of by text?

Answer 1

Found Solution, Just add 0 before single numeric value

Like 1, 2, 3 -> 01, 02, 03...

Let double numeric value be same 11, 12, 13...

End result - 01, 02... 09, 10, 11...

Answer 2

I would try the following:

1. Remove the S and see if that makes any differente (i.e. instead of S10, it becomes 10)
2. Check your Adobe After Effects version, mine is CC2020 V.17.0.0 Build 557 and it works just as expected, even with the S in front of the number
3. Try ordering your files through File Path column (make sure they are all in the same folder) and they will order by filename, numbers in ascending order (AE2020 17.0.0 557)