Duplicate filenames are skipped

12 years ago • updated 12 years ago • 1

My camera restarts the numbering on pictures each time the card is cleared. I migrated these pictures from a memory card to an iPad daily while on a trip. When I use the Photo Transfer App to transfer to Windows, the files that have the same name either get skipped or overwrite.

You should have an option to add a (#) to duplicate names.

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12 years ago

Hi Eric,

Thanks for contacting us. Are you using the 'Backup' feature on the desktop app to get photos from your iPad to your computer? If yes, then that feature is designed to take only new photos based on the file name. In your particular case I can see how that could be a problem if new photos with the same names are added to the device. We will take this into consideration to look for different ways to detect 'real' duplicates and avoid skipping the photos with the same name but different content.

Another possibility is that you choose a different download/backup folder for each new batch of photos you want to download. With this you will for sure avoid this problem.

Let us know if you have other questions or comments.

Best,

Enrique
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