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BoxyBeat
6 years agoHelpful | Level 5
Stop renaming my files! (on auto phone upload)
Video files ( possibly photos too ) get renamed on automatic upload from the phone to Dropbox. There must be a really good reason for Dropbox to rename files and I'd like to hear it. It's very an...
BoxyBeat
6 years agoHelpful | Level 5
So this was an exercise in futility.
Why did you made me twirl around like a little princes ?
You got it pretty clear the first time, I thought we were getting somewhere.
Daphne
Dropbox Community Moderator
6 years agoI'm sorry to hear you feel that way BoxyBeat!
I wanted to ensure that what was occurring on your device is the same as what I was trying on my side as I wasn't aware of which device and OS you were using.
In my first post I explained that this would be the expected behaviour if you saw the same difference in the video details and why the renaming occurs. Apologies if I wasn't clear!
Just to note, I moved your request over to the "Share an idea" section so that it's in the right place for others to upvote it.
If there's anything else I can help with, just give me a nudge here.
Thanks!
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