Renaming Files on Import

Mylio Photos makes it easy to rename images and files as they are brought into your Mylio Photos Library.

1. Click or tap the plus icon in the top app bar to open the Add Media dialog.

2. Follow the on-screen instructions to choose media to import.

3. In the Copy files or Move files dialog, click or tap Show Advanced Settings to reveal additional options.

4. Open the File Naming section.

5. Choose one of the following options:
   • Keep existing file names (default)
   • Prefix-Sequence – lets you enter custom text as a prefix and automatically numbers the images. For example, if you’re adding a folder of flower photos, you might choose to enter “flowers” in the prefix field. Your images would be renamed flowers1.jpg, flowers2.jpg, flowers3.jpg, etc.
   • Year-Month-Day-Sequence – uses the image metadata to determine the capture date of each photo and applies that date to the file name. A series of images captured on April 8, 2006 would be renamed to 2006-04-08-1.jpg, 2006-04-08-2.jpg, 2006-04-08-3.jpg, etc.
   • Year-Month-Sequence – uses the image metadata to determine the capture year and month of each photo and applies that information to the file name. A series of images captured on April 8, 2006 would be renamed as 2006-04-1.jpg, 2006-04-08-2.jpg, 2006-04-3.jpg, etc.
   • Camera-Sequence – uses the image metadata to determine the camera model used to capture the photo and applies that information to the file name. A series of images captured by a Canon EOS Digital Rebel would be renamed to Canon EOS Digital Rebel-1.jpg, Canon EOS Digital Rebel-2.jpg, Canon EOS Digital Rebel-3.jpg, etc.
   • Custom – allows you to choose specific information to include in your file names. For example, if you’re adding a folder of flower photos captured on April 8, 2006, you may want to create a filename template that contains the date, some custom text describing the subject matter, and the sequence. A custom template of {d}_custom-text_{n4} would look like 20060408-flowers-0001.jpg. Scroll down for a complete list of custom options.

6. Once you’ve made your file naming choice, click the Copy Now or Move Now button to complete the import.

7. Click or tap on the Activities icon in the top app bar to check the progress.
8. When Mylio Photos has finished copying your media you’ll get a notification that the process is complete. You can view your notifications by clicking on the Notifications icon in the top app bar.

*TIP: Visit the Importing Your Photos into the Library section for more information.

Custom Filename Options

Selecting the Custom File Naming option lets you choose specific information to include in your filenames. The following list includes the available parameters.

• {a} Abbreviated weekday name e.g. Fri
• {A} Full weekday name e.g. Friday
• {b} Abbreviated month name e.g. Jun
• {B} Full month name e.g. June
• {c} Camera serial number e.g. 026401
• {CY} Current year e.g. 2022
• {CM} Current month e.g. 01 to 12
• {CD} Current day of the month e.g. 01 to 31
• {CT} Current time HHMMSS e.g. 101259
• {d} Date in the form YYMMDD e.g. 001231 (for December 31, 2000)
• {D} Day of the month e.g. 01 to 31
• {F} Name of the folder that contains the media e.g. Vacation2015 for a folder named Vacation 2015
• {h} Hour – 12 hour clock e.g. 01 to 12
• {H} Hour – 24 hour clock e.g. 00 to 23
• {i} Abbreviated camera name e.g. 5D (for Canon EOS 5D)
• {I} Full camera name e.g. Canon EOS 5D
• {j} Day of the year e.g. 001-366
• {m} Month e.g. 01 to 12
• {M} Minutes e.g. 00-59
• {n1} Sequence Number e.g. 1, 12, 150
• {n2} Same as {n1} with zero padding for 1-9 e.g. 01, 12, 150
• {n3} Same as {n1} with zero padding for 1-99 e.g. 001, 012, 150
• {n4} Same as {n1} with zero padding for 1-999 e.g. 0001, 0012, 0150
• {o} Image file name without the extension e.g. IMG_332 for IMG_332.jpg
• {p} AM/PM indicator (lowercase) e.g. pm
• {P} AM/PM indicator (uppercase) e.g. PM
• {q} Quarter e.g. Q{q} gives Q2 for June
• {S} Seconds e.g. 00 to 59
• {t} Time in the form HHMMSS e.g. Equivalent to {H}{M}{S}
• {y} Abbreviated Year e.g. 04 for 2004
• {Y} Year e.g. 2004