Q: Why SO many random DCIM Folders?  I want ONE!

jacteaux wrote:

 

My issue is that you can't sort by date.  So I have to troll around to find the newest folder.

Yep, all of the folders within the DCIM have the same creation date. And in my case at least, it's not even the date of the most recent photos taken. Mine are all dated March 6th, and I don't even have any photos on my phone taken on that date (not anymore at least).

If you haven't read through this thread, use the asterisk work-around. Open up the DCIM folder in Windows Explorer to where you see all the sub-folders. In the search box in the upper right corner of the Explorer window, type an asterisk ( * ). This will display the sub-folder, but also all of the photos in your Camera Roll, which you can sort by date. If you right click on the most recent photo and click "Open file location," it'll open the folder with the most recent photos. The folders are created according to the month the photos inside were taken, they just don't date them properly.

Thanks for this.  But this is still a ******** fix for something that should be so simple.

Apple seems to be more concerned with releasing new ways to make money off their music instead of just sifting through these forums to determine what really grinds peoples gears.

FIX THIS APPLE.

CORRECTION: The asterisk "fix" (*) does not allow me to drag my photos to a folder on my computer.  So in other words, this "fix" is not much of a fix at all.

GET ON THIS APPLE.

You're NOT talking to Apple when you post here (as has been repeatedly mentioned and was also in the Terms of Use you signed) - in order for Apple to know how you feel about this issue, you'll need to give them feedback directly at this link: http://www.apple.com/feedback

We're all just volunteer users here and telling us to "fix it" isn't doing any good.

I'm very appreciative of feedback with all forums I use, including this one.  I am not telling anyone in this forum to fix the problem (I thought that was obvious), I am merely saying that Apple SHOULD be looking at these forums, considering how much direct feedback they can easily get.

But I will take your advice and send my concerns directly to the link you've provided.

This is what I just sent to Apple...

I use my camera on my iPhone 6 daily for work, taking up to 100 pictures/day.  When I bring my phone back to my office, connect to my PC and open the DCIM folder, I am bombarded with dozens of sub-folders titled 805AHGFE, 986UTCMH, 924ZVRZN, and this goes on and on...

ONE single folder holding all my pictures, with the most recent at the top would change my life, and a lot of others as I have been a part of a forum on Apple Support Communities.

Please look into this and see what can be done as an update.

Have a look at other peoples comments concerning the same issue...

https://discussions.apple.com/message/28520513#28520513

Cheers,

Mike

I'm not holding my breath, but at least I did my part...

can128 wrote:

 

CORRECTION: The asterisk "fix" (*) does not allow me to drag my photos to a folder on my computer.  So in other words, this "fix" is not much of a fix at all.

 

GET ON THIS APPLE.

Well, the asterisk search was more of a work-around than a fix. Just something to make using Windows Explorer a little more manageable. If you use the asterisk search, but it won't let you copy the photos from the iPhone to your PC, then you'll have to right click on the most recent photo and choose "Open file location" from the menu. That will take you to the DCIM sub-folder containing all photos taken within that month. If you're searching for photos from a previous month, you'll have to search using the asterisk and find a photo from that month, then right click and again choose Open file location. The sub-folders are divided according to the month the photos were taken. I assume this came about when Apple updated the Photos App to give us the "Moment's" view instead of the Camera Roll view.

What is odd is that two of my computers act differently. If I use my desktop (Windows 7), I search using the asterisk, but can only copy one photo at a time unless I use the Open file location option. But when I use my laptop (Windows 8), I search using the asterisk and can copy multiple photos directly from there.

Don't forget, copying photos to your PC through Windows Explorer will not copy any photos that have been edited using the Photos App. It will only copy the original unedited photo. You'll have to use the Windows import tool or a third part tool in order to successfully copy edited photos over.

And by the way, I like the feedback you sent them. I don't think we'll every get back the full functionality of using Windows Explorer that we once had, but I'd settle for some better organization to locate photos within the DCIM by date.

can128 wrote:

 

CORRECTION: The asterisk "fix" (*) does not allow me to drag my photos to a folder on my computer.  So in other words, this "fix" is not much of a fix at all.

 

GET ON THIS APPLE.

I DONT WANT IT "FIXED' TRY TELLING APPLE.

I'm going to tell a story from the 1960's. At first glance it has nothing to do with the subject of this thread. But a little thought will reveal the connection.

Henry Barnes was traffic commissioner in New York City from 1962 until his death on the job in 1968. He did many things to revolutionize traffic flow in the city, and really made a difference. He installed the first automated traffic light system that adjusted for traffic flow based on time of day and traffic density, the idea being to make the lights turn green most of the time for vehicles traveling in the direction of heaviest traffic. Overall it was a success. But one day he received a call from a friend, who complained that the new system almost doubled his commute. So Barnes asked him his route, and sure enough, it was clear that the new system was causing his friend's problems. So Barnes presented the problem to his traffic engineers, who came up with a different route for the friend that would not only restore the time of the previous route, but would actually get the friend where he was going faster than he ever had. Barnes presented the route to his friend, who said; "but that's not what I want. I want MY route to work; I don't want to have to go some other way."

- taken from a radio interview in the mid-1960's

Thanks for the help tab.  I think I'll put this one to rest... entertaining bored old men is not my thing.

What an insulting little can you are.

I thought one had to be over 13 to have an Apple ID.

Some people lie.

hmmmmmmmmmmmm TJBUSMC1973 don't like your tone, or your unhelpful comments