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Uploading images/videos from iPhone resets the name to today's date instead of its creation date
Hello Dear Dropbox-Team,
I find it very useful that Dropbox changes the names of my images and videos to this uniform format "[Foto|Video] DD.MM.YY, HH MM SS.[jpg|png|mp4|...]" when I upload th...
Hannah
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorHey Kashiwa14, welcome to our Community.
Are the images/videos that show these two different behaviors uploaded the same way to your Dropbox?
Or are you perhaps using both the Camera Uploads feature and manual uploads, and these two show different behaviors?
Keep me posted.
Hi Hannah,
I only used the upload functionality via the client.
Kind regards
- Walter
It sounds like you're manually uploading your files, but just to be clear, when you say client, you mean the Dropbox mobile app on your iOS device Kashiwa14?
Are you using the camera uploads or the naming conventions feature by any chance?
Hi,
yes, I manually upload them and yes, I mean the mobile app. I choose my images/videos out of the app. When I save my images from my iPhone proprietary photos album, the naming convention I described above will not be applied. That is why I upload my images/videos right from within the Dropbox App.
