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nicDUS
Explorer | Level 3
12 months ago

Automation for renaming files doesn't work

I set up Dropbox automation to "When files are added to [main folder], Then rename them to [YYYY-MM-DD - example filename.pdf]".  Then, I tried dragging multiple files from my computer into the folde...
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nicDUS
Explorer | Level 3
12 months ago
I forgot to put that in my first post. I did try dragging and dropping as well as using the upload button. And I tried 3 new folders with the same exact automation settings. None worked.

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