Sort numerically in "real" order

I’m trying to sort a column with alphanumerical items and the sort is off. This has been a common issue in other recording software’s as well.

For example, an item which contains “10” will show up before an item which contains a “11” regardless of the actual number. So, “1025” will show up in the sort before “110” or “425”. This causes the sort to start (sometimes) with a seemly random number at the top of the column and the actual lowest number is somewhere buried in the middle.

Is there a way to sort based on the actual number?

Note that the number is automatically generated using the AutoID Column app.

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I have this same issue and would like more sorting options.

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Would be interested in various sorting options…

Alpha
Numeric
Alpha-numeric
Numeric with more than one decimal of separation like my example video.
Etc.

My best current workaround is to clean the data and add a zero infront of the single digit numbers… so 01 02 03 04… that way the 0 is read first and it will count up after