Batch Renaming Event Clips Issue

Hello,
I have been trying to batch rename my event clips. I know how to do it with the option and then the gear, and choosing all of the options I want in the title.
The problem is, when it renames a bunch of clips it throws them all out of order. I can't figure out why this is happening. For instance, if I'm renaming files
1 through 10. It won't rename them with the first clip #1 and second #2, and so on. It takes the 9th clip and names it #1, and takes the 4th one and names it #2, and messes them all up in that sort of way.
Naturally, I want the first thing I recorded to be named #1, and the clip right after that to be #2, and so on.
Would anyone have any experience with this, or know how to fix this problem?
Thanks so much,
K-

This problem is a known bug to apple. No fix yet. But you should give them feedback about this to move it up the chain of issues to fix. It's been broken since 10.0.3. I find it very frustrating.

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