Edith With… file naming

Hans van Eijsden

• 26. November 2016 00:00

When I have an image (HvE-20161119-0108.CR2) and I right click the image and choose "Edit With…", my file naming is acting strange: it inserts a blank space and then a 1.
Previously it was just HvE-20161119-0108.tif but now it's HvE-20161119-0108 1.tif.

These are my settings when I'm using "Edit With…":
http://i.imgur.com/Kby0MVA.png

Any idea where I can change the naming settings, so HvE-20161119-0108 1.tif becomes HvE-20161119-0108.tif when using "Edit With…"? Thanks!

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  HansB

  • 26. November 2016 09:17

  I guess you are on Mac? I'm not sure if Windows does the same.
  
  If a file with this name already exists and Mac OS is told to keep the existing file, it adds a counter number to the file when saving.
  
  CO doesn't overwrite image files. So after saving the 1st file with this name, it will sequentially save new files ending with ' 1', ' 2', and so on.
  
  Delete the existing file manually, and CO will save it without ' 1' again.
  
  
  Regards,
  Hans

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  Hans van Eijsden

  • 26. November 2016 13:18

  HansB, thank you very much for your fast reply. Really appreciated! 😎
  
  And yes, I'm on a Mac. Good news: I found the cause. In the folder there was no HvE-20161119-0108.tif but.. there was a HvE-20161119-0108.xmp. When I removed that HvE-20161119-0108.xmp file, I could edit HvE-20161119-0108.CR2 and the file name stays okay: HvE-20161119-0108.tif after doing "Edit With…".
  
  So, for everyone who has the same problems: remove XMP file(s) and try again! 😄

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  HansB

  • 26. November 2016 18:03

  Surprise! I wasn't aware that XMP causes it, too. Tricky when using sidecars.
  
  
  Regards,
  Hans

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