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Kashiwa14
Explorer | Level 3
2 months ago

Uploading images/videos from iPhone resets the name to today's date instead of its creation date

Hello Dear Dropbox-Team,   I find it very useful that Dropbox changes the names of my images and videos to this uniform format "[Foto|Video] DD.MM.YY, HH MM SS.[jpg|png|mp4|...]" when I upload th...
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Kashiwa14's avatar
Kashiwa14
Explorer | Level 3

Hi Hannah,

 

I only used the upload functionality via the client.

 

Kind regards

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Walter
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2 months ago

It sounds like you're manually uploading your files, but just to be clear, when you say client, you mean the Dropbox mobile app on your iOS device Kashiwa14?

Are you using the camera uploads or the naming conventions feature by any chance? 

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    Kashiwa14
    Explorer | Level 3
    2 months ago

    Hi,

    yes, I manually upload them and yes, I mean the mobile app. I choose my images/videos out of the app. When I save my images from my iPhone proprietary photos album, the naming convention I described above will not be applied. That is why I upload my images/videos right from within the Dropbox App.

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      Jay
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      2 months ago

      Hi Kashiwa14, when uploading images or video, what is the exact option you're choosing to upload in the mobile app?  

       

      Are you selecting the 'Upload photos' option or the 'Upload files' option?

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        Kashiwa14
        Explorer | Level 3
        2 months ago
        Hi,
        I choose „Upload Photos“. With „Upload Files“ I don’t have access to my Photos album.

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