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Hi @GoeminBakeru, thanks for bringing this to our attention.
It sounds like the person might have an automation running in the folder, which would rename the files that are uploaded there.
Could you check this with them to see if this is the case?
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@GoeminBakeru wrote:
For example, if I have a file named "John Smith- File 1" it will often get renamed to "John Smith- File 1 John Smith" or even "File 1 John Smith" Both examples are adding my name again to the end of the title
The other possibility is that you're uploading files through a File Request that you were sent. In this case, the uploader's name will always be appended to the file being uploaded.
The reason this happens is because a single file request can be sent to multiple people, so adding your name to the file allows the recipient to know who the file came from.
Automations can also affect file request folders, so this is most likely why the name is moving around. Again, this is only something that the owner of the folder can look into, as you're not doing anything wrong, nor have any control on how your files appear there.
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