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Why are my file uploads being renamed?
For work, I have to upload different files to various clients' Dropbox folders, usually with specific instructions on what to name them. However, often the files I upload will have their names changed...
Rich
Super User II
Super User II
GoeminBakeru wrote:
For example, if I have a file named "John Smith- File 1" it will often get renamed to "John Smith- File 1 John Smith" or even "File 1 John Smith" Both examples are adding my name again to the end of the title
The other possibility is that you're uploading files through a File Request that you were sent. In this case, the uploader's name will always be appended to the file being uploaded.
The reason this happens is because a single file request can be sent to multiple people, so adding your name to the file allows the recipient to know who the file came from.
- I am sending through a file request, yes. That would explain why it is repeating my name again. But why sometimes does it take off my name from the beginning of the title. Such as making "John Doe- File 1" into "File 1 John Doe"
- Jay
Dropbox Community Moderator
Automations can also affect file request folders, so this is most likely why the name is moving around. Again, this is only something that the owner of the folder can look into, as you're not doing anything wrong, nor have any control on how your files appear there.
