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oyvindbs
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4 hours ago

Automation deleting most of the name of a file

Device Online dropbox automation Question or Issue I have set up an automation that first renames and then moves files from a folders subfolder. The renaming is supposed to just add "_note" to the...
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Jay
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3 hours ago

Hi oyvindbs, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

Do all of the initial files have _AI.txt as the ending part of the filename?

I used the same automation on a  sample folder, and didn't experience the same issue you had. 

Do you have any other automations on that folder, or the parent folder?

This will help me to assist further!

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Jay
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2 hours ago

Another question regarding this, are these files added by you manually in the Dropbox desktop application or uploading to the web, or are these files added automatically via a File Request?

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