<p>Seems like the question is asked on other places as well, with no answer so I will propose a workaround as I don't think FCP X gives you option to sort by <code>Modified</code> metadata field.</p>
<p>Bash script that adds a modification date at the beginning if each file in the directory in epoch. Then sorting in FCP by name.</p>
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<li>Open <code>terminal</code> and go the the directory you want to apply changes (in my case a directory with videos).</li>
<li>do <code>cat &gt; script.sh</code></li>
<li>Enter: <code>for f in *; do mv -- &quot;$f&quot; &quot;$(stat -f %m &quot;$f&quot;)-$f&quot;; done</code></li>
<li>Hit <code>enter</code> and then <code>ctrl + D</code></li>
<li>Now type: <code>bash script.sh</code></li>
<li>Open FCP X and do <code>Sort by: name</code></li>
</ol>
<p><strong>Note:</strong><br>
In order to revert the process, all you have to do is to replace what is in the point <code>3</code> to: <code>for f in *; do mv -v &quot;$f&quot; &quot;${f#*-}&quot;; done</code></p>

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<p>I have few videos in one event. The problem is, that for some reason (probably because of moving them from disk to disk), <strong><code>Modify date</code> is the original one (the correct one)</strong> rather than <code>Create date</code>.</p>
<p>In the finder, I can do: <code>sort by</code> -&gt; <code>Modified date</code>, and everything is correctly in order. But when I import those videos into the event in the FCP, it keeps sorting by <code>Content Created</code>.</p>
<p>I cannot see an option in FCP that would allow me to sort videos in the event by &quot;modification date&quot;, is it even possible ? (or at least keep the order imposed by the finder?)</p>

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# Final Cuto Pro X sort by modified date

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-10-24)

I have few videos in one event. The problem is, that for some reason (probably because of moving them from disk to disk), **`Modify date` is the original one (the correct one)** rather than `Create date`.

In the finder, I can do: `sort by` -> `Modified date`, and everything is correctly in order. But when I import those videos into the event in the FCP, it keeps sorting by `Content Created`.

I cannot see an option in FCP that would allow me to sort videos in the event by "modification date", is it even possible ? (or at least keep the order imposed by the finder?)

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2020-10-24. Score: 0

Seems like the question is asked on other places as well, with no answer so I will propose a workaround as I don't think FCP X gives you option to sort by `Modified` metadata field.

Bash script that adds a modification date at the beginning if each file in the directory in epoch. Then sorting in FCP by name.

1. Open `terminal` and go the the directory you want to apply changes (in my case a directory with videos).
2. do `cat > script.sh`
3. Enter: `for f in *; do mv -- "$f" "$(stat -f %m "$f")-$f"; done`
4. Hit `enter` and then `ctrl + D`
5. Now type: `bash script.sh`
6. Open FCP X and do `Sort by: name`

**Note:**  
In order to revert the process, all you have to do is to replace what is in the point `3` to: `for f in *; do mv -v "$f" "${f#*-}"; done`


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