How do I force folder view sort order to not ignore special characters?

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Published on 2012-03-24T23:01:48Z Indexed on 2012/03/24 23:39 UTC
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I have many folders in my home directory that have names that begin with special characters such as _OLD_500GB_HD or !FolderIWantToSeeAtTheTop, but for some reason these folders are sorted according to their first alphanumeric character rather than the leading special character.

So how can I force the folder to not ignore the special character, or how else can I make the sort view organize certain folders at the top or bottom of the sort? Thanks.

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