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To: Mr170IQ
The filenames are clearly timestamps. i.e. 170901_1554.mp3 would be Sept 1, 2017 3:54PM

Non-US date format. Software probably written by someone outside of the US. So my guess would be NOT a "big name" program or one that's part of bloatware on the laptop.

24 posted on 04/07/2019 5:21:53 AM PDT by VeniVidiVici
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To: VeniVidiVici

re: “Non-US date format. “

EASILY sortable in a directory though ...


30 posted on 04/07/2019 5:27:53 AM PDT by _Jim (Save babies)
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To: VeniVidiVici

That’s similar to the format I us when I use the date in a file name. You need to have the year first, in order to sort properly.


34 posted on 04/07/2019 5:36:52 AM PDT by BykrBayb (Lung cancer free since 11/9/07. Colon cancer free since 7/7/15. Obama free since 1/20/17. PTL ~ Þ)
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To: VeniVidiVici

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71 posted on 04/07/2019 7:46:48 AM PDT by Rusty0604 (2020 four more years!)
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To: VeniVidiVici
Non-US date format. Software probably written by someone outside of the US. So my guess would be NOT a "big name" program or one that's part of bloatware on the laptop.

Not necessarily. File names constructed in that manner automatically alphabetizes the files in the order the files were created. Year, month, day, then time. Putting the year in the traditional third position would not, requiring a parsing routine to sort the files. This approach requires no such parsing. I agree it’s deliberate, but it’s something I’d do as a database designer.

73 posted on 04/07/2019 8:58:34 AM PDT by Swordmaker (My pistol self-identifies as an iPad, so you must accept it in gun-free zones, you hoplaphobe bigot!)
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To: VeniVidiVici
Non-US date format.

Not necessarily. Putting the year up front makes for easier sorting by filename. I use that format all the time for date-stamped filenames.

111 posted on 04/08/2019 11:49:39 AM PDT by zeugma (Power without accountability is fertilizer for tyranny.)
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