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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
Super User II
Super 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.
Does 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?
- Rich
Learningtech wrote:
Does that change the “file name?”It actually renames the file to include your name.
- Oh 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.
- Rich
Learningtech wrote:
Oh 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.If you're not signed in you'll be prompted to enter a name and won't be able to upload without entering one. Upon upload, your name will be added to the filename just as if you were signed in.
You can't avoid the file being renamed. The recipient will need to rename the file to remove your name after the upload.
