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Automation deleting most of the name of a file
Device Online dropbox automation Question or Issue I have set up an automation that first renames and then moves files from a folders subfolder. The renaming is supposed to just add "_note" to the file name. The problem is that in addition to adding _note, it removes most of the file name and all my files get the name "ai_note" instead of the original "something. something_ai" Here is the automation: Here are the results in the other folder: Here is the file history showing that the start of the file name was removed and replaced by just the last word (AI).
bulk file rename in "automation option"
Hi, We have been working with a lot of image-sequence-based files recently. When it came to the point when we had to rename about 60.000 files at once, we faced the following problem: In Finder of MacOs (Tahoe) it is easy to bulk rename multiple files at once using the "search & replace" option. But when we do so, the sync process is started and it takes a lot of time until the files are synced online. As we are co-working on our projects, this procedure has become the bottleneck in our workflow. Then we tried to apply the automation option where there also is a renaming function. But unfortunately, it is only possible to add prefix or suffix. Wouldn't it be great to have there the function 2search & replace" to rename multiple files as required? This would be a great idea and function to implement. Thanks and best Juhn
Use dots instead of dashes with naming conventions
I use the "Scan Files" feature regularly and I would love to have control over the format of the name given to the new file. It is currently prefixed by the date in reverse (great), which I like, but I have ALWAYS delimeted using period whereas your default uses a mixture of hyphen, space and periods. I would hope, however, that a user could choose this format, including datetime attributes and delimeters - eg. YY.MM.DD.HH.MM.<filename>.<filetype> Would love to see this feature.
Dropbox API Integration - Quick File Automation
Hey Dropbox devs! Need some help building a sweet file management automation tool. What we're tackling: Custom API integration for automated file sync and backup workflows Bulk file organization scripts with metadata tagging and folder structuring Simple webhook setup for real-time file change notifications and processing Looking for: Dropbox API v2 experience with OAuth implementation knowledge Python or JavaScript skills for file management automation Understanding of cloud storage workflows and permission management
Stay organized and save time with new folder automation updates
Hey Dropbox Community! We are so excited to introduce new enhancements to the folder automation features to help you stay organized. We’re introducing multiple step automations (up to five), including within subfolders. Now, you can configure multiple automations on selected folders and subfolders to automatically convert uploaded files to PDFs, rename files, add watermarks, and more. Get started by selecting “+Create” under the search bar, then select “Folder,” and finally select “Automated folder.” Tell us about your experience with Dropbox's Folder Automation Features in the comments below! Or comment down below any features you'd love to see to help you stay organized.
