Screenshot time format causing issues on Dropbox

Worked it out.

Created an Action using the Shortcuts app.

The Action takes an interactive screenshot and saves with filename "Screenshot", then appends Current Date with custom format yyyyMMddHHmmss and ".png". Added it to the Dock and keyboard command as CMD-Opt-Shift-4.

Result is "Screenshot20241118223338.png"

Also did one with Automator but running it from the Finder was more awkward.

Got it done.

I used the Shortcuts App to make an action.

Creates interactive screenshot and saves with name "Screenshot"

Takes the filename and appends Current Date with format yyyyMMddHHmmss and ".png"

Result: Screenshot20241118183253.png

Also did something similar in Automator but getting that to run from the Finder was awkward. So the Shortcuts option wins the day.

Thanks. That does what I do not want, as noted in my post "I know I can change the leading characters and that is not what I want to do." and "I know I can remove the date and time outputs, and I don't want to do that either." :)

Unless I am missing something in that description, it does not provide for the change or removal of the "." in the time format.

When you say "tried those screen shot files in Dropbox" I assume you meant that they are uploaded to Dropbox. In that case, then yes. That is why I made the post.

It's good that your experience with Dropbox seems fine.

Folders are synced. The files are uploaded to Dropbox. The file naming conventions are causing sync issues.

Zipping files adds time and process overhead. I would then have synced files and zipped files that are also synced.

I see no reason to zip files on Dropbox when the actual solution is to change the file name output.

Thanks for that. Of course, the date and time are wanted. Just not the ".".