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Naming conventions are sometimes buggy in subfolders.
I have a parent folder with an automation that's supposed to rename every file in its subfolders to a certain format, but it's been very buggy on if it actually works or not... I don't know if it's ...
Jay
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorHi KEAlt, could you provide a more precise example of what the resulting file name was, since it's a little confusing without information. You can change the names of the actual sender, and the name in the filename, to a generic name to make it free of privacy concerns.
Regarding the difference between automations and naming conventions, you can have the latter on its own without needing to create an automation. On the other hand, automations can include multiple steps, such as converting files, as well as naming conventions.
Ok, an example is
"01-01-1970-12.34 - _ MasterFolder _ Testman - 1234.pdf"
when it's supposed to be
"01-01-1970-12.34 - Testman _ MasterFolder _ 1234.pdf"
The parent folder doesn't have the option to make a naming convention anymore, only an automation.
I thought I put a convention on the parent folder before, but it's been a confusing process...
- Jay
Please could you attach a screenshot showing the exact settings you have for the naming convention, or automation, for the parent folder?
It shouldn't be possible to add the sender from the normal naming conventions page or automation settings. It should only be visible from the file requests page, or an already existing naming convention if it was previously applied.
Also, the date format you've mentioned doesn't seem to be an option on the site.
