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Roblox1
3 years agoNew member | Level 2
File name changed when uploading to a Dropbox Request
I was logged into my account and uploaded a file to a requested folder link. However, when I got the upload confirmation email, it added my name to into the file name. I needed to have it named in a ...
Rich
3 years agoSuper User II
Roblox1 wrote:
... didn’t think it would add my name to then end of the file name. Does this happen automatically?
Yes, the uploader's name is added to any file uploaded through a File Request.
- Learningtech3 years agoExplorer | Level 4Does that change the “file name?” I had to use a specific naming sequence and I don’t know if it added onto the name or just let the person know who uploaded?
- Rich3 years agoSuper User II
Learningtech wrote:
Does that change the “file name?”It actually renames the file to include your name.
- Learningtech3 years agoExplorer | Level 4Oh wow. I had no idea. Thanks. So to avoid this, is it better not to be logged in? I like getting the confirmation email, but can’t risk file name being changed.
- JD4443 years agoExplorer | Level 4
What is a "File Request" that adds extra wording to a filename?
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