Is it possible to rename photo in the "camera roll" OR reset the photo number in iphone 4s? (Clearly explained the situation)

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Is it possible to rename photo in the "camera roll" OR reset the photo number in iphone 4s? (Clearly explained the situation)

Hi everyone, nice to meet you all. This is my first discussion starting in here and nice to meet you all. I used Android device before and this is my first apple mobile that I owned. I am using iphone 4s. (5.0.1)

I have search a lot but no answer that how can I rename the photo in the camera roll in iphone or in Windows 7.

What I want to do is:

I have IMG_0006, IMG_0007, IMG_0015, IMG_0016, IMG_0017, total 5 files.

I want to change the name that make their sequence will become IMG_0001, IMG_0002, IMG_0003, IMG_0004, IMG_0005 and I want the following picture will take place in IMG_0006. (This is just what I want but it never happened)

but seems that I can't rename them and I have tried that if I take 2 pictures after IMG_0017, but I delete them (which is delete IMG_0018 and IMG_0019), then take another new picture again, it will name as IMG_0020 instead of IMG_0018.

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1. Are there any methods to reset the photo number by deleting file under the "PhotoData" that we can see in iPhone Explorer?

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2. Are there any methods to rename the photo in the "camera roll" folder?

I have tried to rename the photo directly in iPhone Explorer but it will make the photo cannot be read in iphone.

3. Is it possible that I can rename them directly and rebuild the camera roll by deleting the Photos.sqlite under the PhotoData folder to solve the unreadable problem in iphone 4?

Thanks a lot to read all of the words above🙂

iPhone 4S, iOS 5.0.1

Posted on Nov 24, 2011 9:23 AM

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Answer 1

Jul 29, 2017 1:32 PM in response to stevejobsfan0123

Personally I upload all of my photos to OneDrive on my phone then download them to my Windows PC or my MAC. I use a program called file renamer. It allows me to filter on the file type and enter a file prefix name and a starting file number. For example, if I supply a file name prefix of "image " with a starting index of 1 and there are 1000 jpeg files. The program would rename those files to image 1 to image 1000 with a jpeg extension. What does not make sense with the iPhone is that a sound recording can be given a name but not photos. Hope that helps

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Nov 24, 2011 9:27 AM in response to rockychf

I think there is an app that allows you to do that. But in the worst case, you can rename them in your Windows 7 PC.

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rockychf Author

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Nov 24, 2011 9:41 AM in response to stevejobsfan0123

Thanks for your quick reply. I think I have tried but I cannot.

There are no any options to let you choose "rename" in Windows 7 if you connect the iphone via USB

I have tried to rename the photo directly in iPhone Explorer but it will make the photo cannot be read in iphone and just got nothing to show on its screen until I rename it into the previos name again then the picture will show properly.

May be it can but I do not know how to rename them in Windows 7, could you please show me step by step?

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Nov 24, 2011 9:33 AM in response to rockychf

Umm in Windows 7 if it's on your desktop just right click and press rename...

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rockychf Author

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Nov 24, 2011 9:39 AM in response to stevejobsfan0123

Oops...may be you cannot understand my question.

I know how to rename them if the photos have been downloaded in my computer, but how can I rename them in iphone 4s "Camera roll" folder before I download them in my computer?

As you know, once the photo you downloaded and deleted from the "camera roll" folder, you cannot put any photos into the "camera roll" folder again.

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Nov 24, 2011 9:40 AM in response to rockychf

Try using the app "FlowSee."

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rockychf Author

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Nov 24, 2011 9:47 AM in response to stevejobsfan0123

What is the main function for installing this paid app?

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rockychf Author

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Nov 24, 2011 1:09 PM in response to stevejobsfan0123

I have tried to install but not the function that I need.😢

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rockychf Author

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Nov 24, 2011 9:22 PM in response to rockychf

Can anyone help me on renaming the photo in "camera roll" OR reseting the photo number in phone 4s?

This is my only problem that need to solve before I can use the iphone perfectly😮

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Nov 24, 2011 9:28 PM in response to rockychf

If you want this feature, let Apple know: apple.com/feedback/

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rockychf Author

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Nov 25, 2011 8:27 AM in response to stevejobsfan0123

Is it which means that there are no such functions to fill in the "missing number" or reset photo number in iphone 4s?

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Nov 25, 2011 9:00 AM in response to rockychf

That's right.

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wjosten

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Nov 25, 2011 9:09 AM in response to rockychf

You can do what you want, but this requires editing the iPhone's DCIM folder...something most folks arn't comfortable with, because a mistake can cause huge problems. This is easily done with PhoneView, but Phone view is only available for Macs. See if this will do what you want:

http://www.wideanglesoftware.com/touchcopy/index.php

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rockychf Author

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Nov 25, 2011 10:11 AM in response to rockychf

Problem solved by using i-funbox software under Windows 7 PC and edit PhotoData / MISC / DCIM_APPLE.plist and change the number to 0 will be reset the photo number to IMG_0001.

Thanks all who have read this post.

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hdabl

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Feb 13, 2012 4:05 PM in response to rockychf

Thanks man! I reset my phone and it went back to IMG_0000, and every time I transfered the pics from the phone to the computer it kept asking me if I wanted to replace the file, since an old pic with that same name already existed. I installed i-Funbox, and I edited the PhotoData / MISC / DCIM_APPLE.plist and it worked!

Hadn't been able to find a fix for that! Thank you very much!

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