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EJHenn
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

Organising photos/files by date of creation

I have uploaded hundreds of photos from my iPhone, but Dropbox hasn't kept them in the order they were taken, i.e. the order they were on my phone. Please Dropbox, I need a way to sort by the date of...
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Jay
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2 years ago

Depending on the images themselves, and metadata and EXIF data, you might be able to use the automation feature to rename the files using the 'Date captured' field stored in the image itself (if it's still present). 

 

I'd recommend testing this on a new, blank folder, and copy one or two images in there to see if they are renamed with the correct date.

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