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Seriously's avatar
Seriously
Helpful | Level 6
4 months ago

Please stop renaming our files automatically

It's 2024 - almost August.  I have been a Dropbox User for a long time.  I upgraded a few years ago and was happy to be able to just transfer over my files each week to keep my laptop somewhat clean....
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Walter's avatar
Walter
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3 months ago

Hey K Michael R. - could you clarify how those files are being uploaded to Dropbox exactly?

 

Feel free to include any additional information or screenshots as they might help get to the bottom of this. 

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    Seriously
    Helpful | Level 6
    3 months ago

    I was tagged on this, but I have not yet received a resolution for my own experiences of Dropbox renaming some of my files when transferring them.

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