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Why does DropBox rename photos based on modification date rather than creation date?
Previously, DropBox renamed camera uploads based on the photos creation date (EXIF: Date/Time Original). This makes sense because you want the photos to be name-sorted based on when they were taken. ...
I give up.
It's clear that I'm not able to explain myself clearly.
Sorry for the trouble.
Anyway, since I now have a workaround to correct what I see as incorrect file names assigned by GrabBox, the point is mute.
@Michael N.28, I know exactly what you mean, you explained the problem 100% clear. And it is quite stupid that your question is not understood.
I have exactly the same issue. Yesterday, I started taking pictured at 13:15 I made several pictures from a location I visited for my work. I use these pictures for presentations. I know what time I was where. But all my pictures in dropbox are renamed
2021-10-13 19.46.06-1
2021-10-13 19.46.06-2
2021-10-13 19.46.06-3
2021-10-13 19.46.06-4
2021-10-13 19.46.06-5 and so on
19.46 is 7 hours later that I actually took them. All my settings are set right! It has always worked out perfectly.
Dropbox changed the way files are being renamed. There is no question about that!
Thank you so much for confirming that I am not alone in noticing this change in DropBox Camera Uploads behavior. It is quite annoying.
If you are at all command line capable, then you can use the following one liner to change the file name back to matching the EXIF create date. I'm sure there are GUI tools that can do the same thing.
You will need to install exiftool.
The file names will look like this:
2021-09-29-104154-000.heic
exiftool -d '%Y-%m-%d-%H%M%S%%-03.c.%%e' '-filename<CreateDate' ~/Dropbox/Camera\ Uploads
Thanks. I already used that tool to fix the issue.
It is really strange that no other user is reporting this problem. I assume a lot of users use this to organise the photo.
Just to complete my info:
Device: iPhone 12 Pro Max
IOS: 15.0.1
Account Dropbox Plus
App version 254.2.12
- @dropbox could you please be someone to explain why you guys changed the FileName format
For those who prefer a macOS app instead of the Terminal command line , try https://www.qdev.de/?location=mac/exifrenamer
it works fast and reliable.
I still don't get it why dropbox has changed the way of renaming the photos. I have uninstalled dropbox on my phone, but I keep on having the same issues. It makes dropbox a lot less useful for me.
Wow, that's a slick (read: intimidating) code. I really want to do that with my images.... but definitely would need more help or step detail on that installation and code line. Anyone up to help me?
