diff --git a/SabreTools.DatFiles/ItemDictionary.cs b/SabreTools.DatFiles/ItemDictionary.cs
index 70b94667..6a9afda4 100644
--- a/SabreTools.DatFiles/ItemDictionary.cs
+++ b/SabreTools.DatFiles/ItemDictionary.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 #endif
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
 #if NET40_OR_GREATER || NETCOREAPP
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 #endif
@@ -664,7 +665,7 @@ namespace SabreTools.DatFiles
                 List<DatItem> sortedList = GetItemsForBucket(key);
 
                 // Sort the list of items to be consistent
-                DatFileTool.Sort(ref sortedList, false);
+                Sort(ref sortedList, false);
 
                 // If we're merging the roms, do so
                 if (dedupeType == DedupeType.Full || (dedupeType == DedupeType.Game && bucketBy == ItemKey.Machine))
@@ -697,7 +698,7 @@ namespace SabreTools.DatFiles
                 List<DatItem> sortedList = GetItemsForBucket(key);
 
                 // Sort the list of items to be consistent
-                DatFileTool.Sort(ref sortedList, false);
+                Sort(ref sortedList, false);
 
                 // Add the list back to the dictionary
                 RemoveBucket(key);
@@ -709,6 +710,59 @@ namespace SabreTools.DatFiles
 #endif
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sort a list of DatItem objects by SourceID, Game, and Name (in order)
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="items">List of DatItem objects representing the items to be sorted</param>
+        /// <param name="norename">True if files are not renamed, false otherwise</param>
+        /// <returns>True if it sorted correctly, false otherwise</returns>
+        private bool Sort(ref List<DatItem> items, bool norename)
+        {
+            items.Sort(delegate (DatItem x, DatItem y)
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    var nc = new NaturalComparer();
+
+                    // If machine names don't match
+                    string? xMachineName = x.GetFieldValue<Machine>(DatItem.MachineKey)?.GetStringFieldValue(Models.Metadata.Machine.NameKey);
+                    string? yMachineName = y.GetFieldValue<Machine>(DatItem.MachineKey)?.GetStringFieldValue(Models.Metadata.Machine.NameKey);
+                    if (xMachineName != yMachineName)
+                        return nc.Compare(xMachineName, yMachineName);
+
+                    // If types don't match
+                    string? xType = x.GetStringFieldValue(Models.Metadata.DatItem.TypeKey);
+                    string? yType = y.GetStringFieldValue(Models.Metadata.DatItem.TypeKey);
+                    if (xType != yType)
+                        return xType.AsEnumValue<ItemType>() - yType.AsEnumValue<ItemType>();
+
+                    // If directory names don't match
+                    string? xDirectoryName = Path.GetDirectoryName(TextHelper.RemovePathUnsafeCharacters(x.GetName() ?? string.Empty));
+                    string? yDirectoryName = Path.GetDirectoryName(TextHelper.RemovePathUnsafeCharacters(y.GetName() ?? string.Empty));
+                    if (xDirectoryName != yDirectoryName)
+                        return nc.Compare(xDirectoryName, yDirectoryName);
+
+                    // If item names don't match
+                    string? xName = Path.GetFileName(TextHelper.RemovePathUnsafeCharacters(x.GetName() ?? string.Empty));
+                    string? yName = Path.GetFileName(TextHelper.RemovePathUnsafeCharacters(y.GetName() ?? string.Empty));
+                    if (xName != yName)
+                        return nc.Compare(xName, yName);
+
+                    // Otherwise, compare on machine or source, depending on the flag
+                    int? xSourceIndex = x.GetFieldValue<Source?>(DatItem.SourceKey)?.Index;
+                    int? ySourceIndex = y.GetFieldValue<Source?>(DatItem.SourceKey)?.Index;
+                    return (norename ? nc.Compare(xMachineName, yMachineName) : (xSourceIndex - ySourceIndex) ?? 0);
+                }
+                catch
+                {
+                    // Absorb the error
+                    return 0;
+                }
+            });
+
+            return true;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Sort the input DAT and get the key to be used by the item
         /// </summary>