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GZ5
Helpful | Level 6
2 years ago

There's no "Set naming convention" option when selecting "Organize" from the menu.

Hello,

 

I am trying to change the default names given to the files I'm uploading to Dropbox. 

I would like to rename all my files with the dates they were taken. 

 

I read this can be done from the dropbox.com website, when clicking on the settings gear icon at the end of the folder name (Select Organize --> Click Set naming convention). I tried to do this, but I don't see this option. When I click on Organize, my only option is "Add automation". 

 

What should I do? 

 

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  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
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    11 months ago

    Thanks for sharing your screenshot with us, sdeba! It really helps. 

    If you go ahead and select “Add automation”, are you seeing the option to set a rule that renames files next? 

    If you do, please select that one and you should be able to choose/add a naming rule after that, just like you’d do with the “Set naming convention” option. 

    In case this doesn’t work for you either, please send me one more screenshot of what you see.

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