Sort foldernames offset by a few characters

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dahtsjfxhkgch
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Sort foldernames offset by a few characters

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I have hundreds of folders which start with 11 digits for the date as in yyyy-mm-dd followed by a recognizable name. For sorting purposes i want to leave out the first 11 characters and then sort that list alphabetically.
I searched the web and the forum, but the best i could find was addons for filenames only which indeed would sort correctly. However for foldernames this does not work.

Is there a workaround without renaming the folders?
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Re: Sort foldernames offset by a few characters

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dahtsjfxhkgch wrote: 2023-07-14, 22:00 UTC However for foldernames this does not work.
Also not when executing cm_SwitchDirSort?
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Re: Sort foldernames offset by a few characters

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white wrote: 2023-07-14, 22:11 UTC
dahtsjfxhkgch wrote: 2023-07-14, 22:00 UTC However for foldernames this does not work.
Also not when executing cm_SwitchDirSort?
i wasn't able to find that flag but apparently Settings->Display->Sorting Directories-> like files did indeed work for the custom columns i generated.
many thanks!
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