Why SO many random DCIM Folders? I want ONE!

OK, so you think it is faster to manually look for images than to let the Camera and Scanner wizard find them? If so, then do it manually. But you will still lose any edits made on the phone, as you won't find the image edit files.

you think it is faster to manually look for images than to let the Camera and Scanner wizard find them

Are you joking? Or you really think so? If yes, my condolence to you.

When it was done before, I just open a directory and get files from the end of the list. What can be faster? Why do I need to open some other programs?

BTW, I do not edit picture files in iPhone.

Making any special assumptions about user needs/preference ia a known error of the beginners in user interface design.

Vava av wrote:

You are saying as if I going to migrate to Mac world. Can you just imagine that people also live in Windows world? Do not move us away from the problem, please!

To find the recently done pictures is the common task, obviously. It can be resolved user-friendly and it eve was done so. And in the recent versions of iOs they broken that.

Just an addition to the steps from T-Minator. I've just done what you suggest. My WE shows pictures, but does not allow to copy them in shif mode (search results). I was needed to do nore:

1. Right-click on the recent photo and called 'properties'.

2. In the appeared dialog I saw the file full path.

3. There I got the name of the non-human readable directory. I t was "900ONROE".

4. I opened "900ONROE" in WE and my recent picturess were there.

Vava, there's an easier way to copy your photos using the search method instead of the 4 steps you've listed. Start by searching using the asterisk, as we've been doing. Then right-click on your most recent photo and choose "Open file location" from the menu. This will open the sub-folder containing your most recent photos where you will then be allowed to copy/paste multiple photos at a time.

Had to re-post this since my last one was reported and removed. This support community is designed in such a way that allows people to come to this thread to insult us, but when we stick up for ourselves and each other, our posts get reported. Unfortunately, we are not granted the same right to report abusive posts because of the established status system. We can't report posts until we reach level 2 (at least 150 points), so as far as I can tell, there's no way to defend ourselves against insults & attacks. I don't understand why those who come to this thread to put us down continue to come back. Why not just ignore the thread?

It was removed only because it was reported. Seems like someone can dish it out, but can't take it. I assure you there are other posts here that violate the terms as well. The only reason they still remain is because the system is designed in such a way that those being attacked in this thread aren't given the same opportunity to report it.

I think you've nailed it - your post (before deletion) was spot on but posts calling people malcontents for daring to post a genuine query remains !

I think I'll seek any future help elsewhere where people aren't so far up themselves

The system has been thus for years, if you want seniority (and the ability to report posts) you need to help others. Then they can award points to you and you will be able to report posts. In the meantime please stick to the Terms of Use

eeeeek PLEASE don't criticise the Lawrence - it will end it a strop ending in a report and a deletion

However can I, without a self awarded God tag - put this to rest as I have actually spoken to Apple

The problem, according to Apple is nothing to do with them but a Microsoft coding issue, I'm a tad surprised the all knowing Lawrence hasn't informed everyone of this, but apparently Apple have repeatedly told Microsoft to get their coding in order and THAT is the reason the DCIM debacle exists. It will possibly be fixed with the Windows 10 release but according to Apple don't hold your breath.

Grats21 wrote:

However can I, without a self awarded God tag - put this to rest as I have actually spoken to Apple

The problem, according to Apple is nothing to do with them but a Microsoft coding issue, I'm a tad surprised the all knowing Lawrence hasn't informed everyone of this, but apparently Apple have repeatedly told Microsoft to get their coding in order and THAT is the reason the DCIM debacle exists. It will possibly be fixed with the Windows 10 release but according to Apple don't hold your breath.

Wow, that Apple response is the biggest nonsense I've heard from Apple in a while. Do you have anything documented on it? To what Apple people were you speaking? I'd like to try and confirm that this isn't just conjecture from one Apple rep.

The truth is, when Apple creates Apple device drivers for the Windows OS, it is Apple's responsibility to comply with Windows OS requirements, not the other way around. Can they ask Microsoft to include drivers by default? Sure. But it's the height of hubris to tell a company to "fix" its OS to suit your hardware or driver preferences. Suck it up, and write a driver that actually works with the way Windows is meant to work.

What makes it even more absurd is that Apple could, if they chose, build in this desired capability into their Apple hardware driver for Windows OS. It could easily show the Windows File Explorer the camera roll just as it displays on the device and, ironically, just as it displays in the Windows "Import pictures and videos" wizard, edits and all. The proof? Microsoft and Google both have software for Windows that does this very thing, even if you're viewing the files through the Windows File Explorer. That's right. Windows File Explorer shows Picasa-edited and Photos-app-edited pictures with the edits intact. There's no reason Apple can't do the same.

But hey, let's blame the Windows OS for Apple's substandard driver. Riiiiiiiight.

Hi, Yes I did think it was unlikely but I am jut relaying the message. They told me that over the online help. They did go on to complain Microsoft 'had caused them endless problems' by not amending their code.

I feel exactly the same - and more frustrating. I copy them all to my c drive. Then i go back to DCIM on iPhone via Explorer to try and delete them: IT WON'T LET ME DELETE!!

There should be one folder on the iPhone which if you open should have files listed by date, that you can open in LARGE ICON VIEW or DETAILS view and be able to a) delete a whole bunch or b) drag them to your CDRIVE and c) leave a few on the iPHone.

That doesn't happen. It becomes a major time-sucking-endeavor that I have to schedule for a weekend.

This is not the Apple I know and love Guys.

patchesgsc wrote:

I feel exactly the same - and more frustrating. I copy them all to my c drive. Then i go back to DCIM on iPhone via Explorer to try and delete them: IT WON'T LET ME DELETE!!

There should be one folder on the iPhone

That kills iPhoto, Photos, Aperture, windows Camera Wizard, Image Capture, well you get it.

How selfish is it to break it for millions of people because you can't be bothered to use the correct tools.

drume wrote:

And please stop referencing a non-existent "windows Camera Wizard". It hasn't existed since Windows XP.

It's still there; it's just been improved and renamed. But it works the same way.

I posted a few pages back agreeing that this is indeed annoying. After reading the posts about using the camera wizard to import them I couldn't find a 'camera wizard' per se, however the functionality it is indeed there in Windows 7 (which I used).

When you connect your iPhone to your Windows PC, you should get the small pop-up window asking you what you would like to do (if not you need to reactivate this). Instead of clicking 'open files and folders in windows explorer', towards the bottom of the pop-up box there is an option that says 'import pictures and videos' (or something like that). Choose that option and windows will begin scanning your iPhone. You can interrupt the scanning process to choose a different save location. Then it'll scan your iPhone again and import every single last picture and video, and dump them into a single folder that is named with the date.

After using the import wizard, if you disconnect your iPhone and take some pictures, and then re-import on that same day, it'll only import the new pictures as you'll be saving into the save folder. If however you connect your phone again the next day with new pictures on it, I suspect it'll import every single picture again as the date will be different, so it'll create a new folder with the current date and since there are no existing photos in it, it should import all the photos again.

It's not as convenient as Image Capture on Mac, as you cannot choose specific images to import based upon thumbnails previews, but it sure as heck beats the alternative options on Windows.

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.