P.S. you guys need a better arrangement for submitting problems and feature requests. Good community software comes from teams who are eager to listen to the community. Also, toss in a little common sense. Dropbox is wonderful, but it must continue to grow and be refined by its users. This is the lifeblood of the best user-based tools and software.","body@stripHtml({\"removeProcessingText\":false,\"removeSpoilerMarkup\":false,\"removeTocMarkup\":false,\"truncateLength\":200})@stringLength":"203","kudosSumWeight":5,"postTime":"2022-09-01T07:26:36.706-07:00","lastPublishTime":"2022-09-01T08:10:22.031-07:00","metrics":{"__typename":"MessageMetrics","views":9943},"visibilityScope":"PUBLIC","placeholder":false,"originalMessageForPlaceholder":null,"isEscalated":null,"solution":false,"entityType":"FORUM_REPLY","eventPath":"category:101001000/category:English/community:mxpez29397board:101001012/message:605409/message:619781","replies":{"__typename":"MessageConnection","pageInfo":{"__typename":"PageInfo","hasNextPage":false,"endCursor":null,"hasPreviousPage":false,"startCursor":null},"edges":[{"__typename":"MessageEdge","cursor":"MjUuMXwyLjF8aXwzfDUyOjF8aW50LDYyMDE0Myw2MjAxNDM","node":{"__ref":"ForumReplyMessage:message:620143"}}]},"customFields":[],"attachments":{"__typename":"AttachmentConnection","edges":[],"pageInfo":{"__typename":"PageInfo","hasNextPage":false,"endCursor":null,"hasPreviousPage":false,"startCursor":null}}},"ModerationData:moderation_data:620143":{"__typename":"ModerationData","id":"moderation_data:620143","status":"APPROVED","rejectReason":null,"isReportedAbuse":false,"rejectUser":null,"rejectTime":null,"rejectActorType":null},"ForumReplyMessage:message:620143":{"__typename":"ForumReplyMessage","author":{"__ref":"User:user:1570933"},"id":"message:620143","revisionNum":1,"uid":620143,"depth":2,"hasGivenKudo":false,"subscribed":false,"board":{"__ref":"Forum:board:101001012"},"parent":{"__ref":"ForumReplyMessage:message:619781"},"conversation":{"__ref":"Conversation:conversation:605409"},"subject":"Re: Why does Dropbox insist on renaming my files?","moderationData":{"__ref":"ModerationData:moderation_data:620143"},"body":"It is really amazing how the DropBoxers persist to forget to that this idea has been suggested already hundreds of times. They always return with the answer that if the idea is also appreciated by others they wil consider to have it developed. How many times does it need to be suggested and or supported by others?
It really makes no sense to change the name of a file by default. It should be the other way around, namely that as a user you should opt-in to the function to rename the camera uploads.
Also the renaming convention, which is suggested by dropbox, makes no sense as the options available are extremely limited (and you cannot even remove the file name which is made up by dropbox). So PLEASE, Dropboxers, finally accept that it is the sincere wish of your users that you Do Not change the names of our files. Please let me completely free in how I want to name my files....
Thanks!
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This would be less of an issue if the device folders were maintained, but it looks like all files from the selected directories have been synced to \"Camera Uploads\". I've got a few years to duplicates to undo now to free my storage and need to figure out how to get back the old file names.
Fortunately, I've got a few days off to investigate, but oof, this one kinda' hurts.
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JosephCat wrote:
\n... I think Dropbox might have backpropagated some renaming from my device files, too. The last ones I know were correctly named and synced appear to be from 2022/11/14 ...
\n
\nThe automatic Camera Uploads feature has always renamed photos and videos during upload, and they have always uploaded to the Camera Uploads folder en masse. This is how Camera Uploads is intended to function. Also, It can only rename the files during the upload process. Dropbox/Camera Uploads doesn't (and can't) go back and rename your files later.
\n
\nA manual upload, where you can select which specific files you wish to upload, will not rename the files and they will be uploaded to the folder you choose. The only time manual uploads would be renamed is if you have an automation or naming convention applied to the folder that you're uploading them to, in which case the files would be renamed based on the rules you've defined for that folder.
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EDIT: There does not seem to be a selective sync for mobile, so that theory is out.
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