silly folders for camera?

[Guest chedmaster]

everytime i take a pic (pretty much) it makes a new folder called 046083758720751289347012 etc and puts like 1to5 pics in there, any way i can stop this? i just want all pics and all vids loose in their respective folders!

many thanks :o

[Guest LSmith4285]

everytime i take a pic (pretty much) it makes a new folder called 046083758720751289347012 etc and puts like 1to5 pics in there, any way i can stop this? i just want all pics and all vids loose in their respective folders!

many thanks  :o

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I came on the forum to find out the very same info.

Any one got any ideas?

[Guest chucky.egg]

Are you sure about the folder names?

I don't know about the newer smartphones, but my M500 (PocketPC with WM2003SE) creates folders like 05081400001

The folder names are based on the date and "picture taking session", so that folder name means I took those photos on the 14th August 05, and it was the first batch of pictures I took that day

The burning question is whether there's any way to control this - but the answer to date is... "No", you can only control where the pictures go, not the folder naming scheme

[Guest pd.ryder]

Chucky's right. I haven't been able to work around it either though, and I do find it mildly annoying. It makes hard work of finding the particular pics or vids I'm looking for because I can never remember the exact date I took 'em on :o

I find a weekly 'housekeeping' routine a worthwhile exercise when I stuff all the pics and vids into /Storage Card/Photos and /Storage Card/Videos folders. (That makes replaying the vids on TCPMP a doddle too) Then I delete all the 05092100001 etc folders, just to tidy everything up.

Smartphones, eh? :(

[Guest Jamma14]

Chucky's right. I haven't been able to work around it either though, and I do find it mildly annoying. It makes hard work of finding the particular pics or vids I'm looking for because I can never remember the exact date I took 'em on :o

I find a weekly 'housekeeping' routine a worthwhile exercise when I stuff all the pics and vids into /Storage Card/Photos and /Storage Card/Videos folders. (That makes replaying the vids on TCPMP a doddle too) Then I delete all the 05092100001 etc folders, just to tidy everything up.

Smartphones, eh? :(

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If you go into multimedia album it defaultly selects the my photos folder (which will show all the photos taken in the date named sub folders). From there you can find your desired photo and copy or move it or find the path to it (ie date taken) by selecting properties from the menu.

But i agree, a bit of a hassle. :|

[Guest LSmith4285]

AFAIK I think everytime the camera application is opened it creates a new folder so the first time you open it its 05081400001 then 05081400002.

This should be in the default options to change it back to standard.

Wonder if WM5 will fix this

[Guest pd.ryder]

LSmith4285 - If you go into multimedia album it defaultly selects the my photos folder (which will show all the photos taken in the date named sub folders).

Multimedia Album seems to remember the last folder opened, so it always goes there when opened. A teensy bit of a faf if it has been used by another app, such as selecting bits to add to a Multimedia Message.

I'd never even thought of trying to select the parent folder :oops:

Edited September 21, 2005 by pd.ryder

[Guest LSmith4285]

Yeah I know media album does this but I use ClearVue Image which doesn't :o

[Guest chedmaster]

its when you get it on the PC that its a pain, trying to find the photo and copying all photos onto PC at once without endless folders. very annoying.

[Guest arman68]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HTC\Camera\Captparam]

"EnableDateFolder"=dword:00000000

[Guest gpcarreon (MVP)]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HTC\Camera\Captparam]

"EnableDateFolder"=dword:00000000

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I was waiting for this to be posted at the ToTW Section.

I posted an article about this on my blog:

http://www.gpcarreon.com/?p=162

[Guest jim.mason]

Try this http://www.modaco.com/Choose_where_to_save...es-t225068.html.

Install this cab on your magician and select storage card and it will save all photos in "My Documents\My Pictures" without any additional dated folders appearing.

Jim

[Guest arman68]

I was waiting for this to be posted at the ToTW Section.

What is the ToTW section?

[Guest gpcarreon (MVP)]

It is a special section on MoDaCo where we get to feature cool new tweaks for the Smartphone. Stands for 'Tweak of the Week'

http://www.modaco.com/Features-f143.html

;)

[Guest BenVic]

I came on the forum to find out the very same info.

Any one got any ideas?

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Digital cameras do this as well - as already mentioned it is based upon time/date and I think also helps prevent overwriting of images should the image counter reset itself?

[Guest w411y]

Ive installed the cab from GPC's Blog on to my c550 and works a treat.

However it doesnt sort it out for videos but i dont doubt that he will do that soon ;)

[Guest gpcarreon (MVP)]

w411y tested the CAB for me and I'm glad it works a treat. Thanks so much w4lly. ;)

I really don't know why video dumping won't work on your phone. I tried it just minutes ago and it works. Static and moving pictures share the same registry entry on the phone: 'EnableDateFolder'.

[Guest nevawlkalone]

w411y tested the CAB for me and I'm glad it works a treat. Thanks so much w4lly. ;)

I really don't know why video dumping won't work on your phone. I tried it just minutes ago and it works. Static and moving pictures share the same registry entry on the phone: 'EnableDateFolder'.

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I did it directly from the setup file manually. Didnt use the cab. This worked to!!