File Index Mode - keeping file numbering sequence

Questions & Answers
1

I want to maintain file numbering after deleting transferred files to computer, it seems manual deletion from the PC is the best option rather than doing a reformat, any suggestions please?
Keeping the last file without deleting it

2

Personally I am not bothered what the drone calls them, when I transfer them I always run ā€˜Better File Renameā€™ on my Macs, Iā€™m sure windows has similar tools.

I have it set to auto open on SD card insertion, takes seconds to do

I keep my mine in project folders then rename - longdate_number - format

3

I too dont mind what the drone calls the files as long as everything has a date and time on them I dump them into a folder that will have the event name or where it is and a date against it and that folder will be in a yearly folder and in the event / subject folder there will be a breakdown of Video / photos / pano / controller then when it comes to finding stuff I can just search on the event/ subject folder name and then go and find the date I want.

Leave the drone to do its thing with file names.

4

A bit like Chris, I run a specific setup of Bulk Rename Utility (Windows - free) to change the typical DJI_0116.? file names to yyyymmddhhmmss_DJI_0116.? .. where ? is JPG/DNG/MP4/MOV

Bulk Rename Utility will extract the date time from the exif ā€œMedia Createdā€ value.

5

Hi, Iā€™m not too sure about what you are trying to do but I use a windows prog called Flash Renamer. Itā€™s long in the tooth but runs without a hitch on Windows 11 and copes with any renaming, numbering that you can imagine. Softonic has it for download but donā€™t let other sites try to make you pay ā€”itā€™s free.

6

Iā€™ll admit that I do this. Mostly because Iā€™m not great at organising stuff on the PC, so it helps make sure I donā€™t get conflicts when offloading into the general dumping ground.

However, for yet another (free) option for renaming files on Windows, I use One Commander which is an excellent file explorer that also has a comprehensive renaming function tucked away in it.

7

I use Faststone Image Viewer, itā€™s file importer has plenty of rename features. Used to use Bulk Rename Utility which is great but I find Faststone a better all-in-one importer & viewer.

I used to leave the highest numbered file on the SD card but once I got my head round the files being sequenced by date and not number, it was far less hassle.