Windows 10: MSFT removes the Photo copy automatic naming function from Photos? If so, this is an...

I spent an hour trying to figure out what I was doing accidentally to prevent Photos from automatically naming a photo copy file, as it always has done. Now I see indications that MSFT simply canceled this renaming service without explanation? Nor is there any feature asking for a custom name? This action save MSFT money? It sure does not seem to be in the user's interests in any way.

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Automatic Update Made Photo Editing Not Work Correctly

This is NOT solved--just fixed.
Microsoft ran an automated update a couple of days ago and now photo editing is not working the way it did previously. I shoot a lot of photos for a local news website and after editing, saved them with new names that help me sort--so, for example, football photos might be F1, f2, etc. After the update, when i edit a photo, it saves only as a copy of the original name (IMG4028, for example, so I get IMG4028(2). Only after I do that, do I get the "save as" option back, which means i either give up my naming convention or have two or more copies of everything.
Any suggestions? The "save as" option does not appear in the first step anymore.

ADDED: It's the software that came bundled with the Windows 10 Edge computer--it's just the Photos app.

Thank you.

 

Microsoft Photos now makes user enter name of copy.

Hi

Welcome to Microsoft community.

To achieve the naming convention you described (e.g., photo458.jpg to photo458 (2).jpg) automatically, you might need to use a workaround or a third-party application:

To set a default name for the copy of a photo, you can try the following steps:

1. Open Microsoft Photos on your device.
   
2. Go to the settings or preferences section of the application. This can usually be accessed by clicking on the three dots (...) or the gear icon.
   
3. Look for an option related to file naming or saving copies of photos.
   
4. Within that option, you should be able to specify a default naming convention for the copies. For example, you can set it to automatically append "(2)" to the original file name.
   
5. Save the changes or apply the new settings.
   

If the above methods do not work, you can also try tripartite software.

You can also consider using third-party photo management or editing software that offers more advanced file naming options. Some of these programs may allow you to customize the naming convention for duplicated photos.

Microsoft attaches great importance to user experience, you can submit your ideas and suggestions through the Feedback Hub, and the development team will regularly review submissions for ideas or fixes.

Please share the feedback link here after submitting, as it will allow others on the forum to vote for your submission, including me. More votes will lead to more visibility and higher priority for the development team.

Please feel free to let me know if you have any further updates. Thanks.

Best regards

Derrick Qian | Microsoft Community Support Specialist