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jules s.2
New member | Level 2
9 years ago
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Make file prefixing an option - file requests

When someone requests a file using your request a file tool, the person who uploads the file's name gets added to the file name eg janedoe_filea.pdf . This is really frustrating and I end up having t...
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AbramsVO
New member | Level 2
8 years ago

Hello, I want to put the name of the person who uploads a file for the File Request AFTER the file name.

For example, it is now Han Solo - File.mp3

I want 

File - Han Solo.mp3

Is there a way to change this?

Thanks!

  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
    8 years ago
    There is no way to change that I'm afraid Abrams.

    I'm also moving this to feature requests.
  • garbergr's avatar
    garbergr
    New member | Level 2
    7 years ago

    Or how about the option to just not have the file name changed? I'm so confused why the person's name has to be added in the first place. 

  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
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    7 years ago
    garbergr wrote:

    I'm so confused why the person's name has to be added in the first place.

    To distinguish it from files uploaded by other people through the same file request, and to let you know who uploaded the file. A file request isn't necessarily meant for just one person.

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    garbergr
    New member | Level 2
    7 years ago

    I understand why someone might want to have that option, but my question was why their name HAS TO BE added. I don’t understand why Dropbox forces people to add the uploader’s name when the vast majority of file requests people send are handled by one person anyway. It should be a simple option you can check on or off. This cannot be that difficult to code. Until then, I will continue to manually change every single file name to remove the person’s name. 

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    LukeT
    Helpful | Level 6
    5 years ago

    Can we please have an option to disable the renaming of files?

    Renaming files can have catastrophic effects on dependent files. If I have an InDesign file with hundreds of dependent files in the Links folder and the filenames don't match what the main document expects, then it won't find them. Each file will need to be manually renamed to make things work again.

    I'm sure InDesign isn't the only programme that has dependent files. The same can happen with linked files in Photoshop, Illustrator and likely countless other apps.