P: Ability to bulk - batch rename files

Can you rename files upon import? e.g. with a unique date/time name

When using multiple camera that have overlapping file names, or whether the camera resets its file name series, duplicate file names are a common situation out of a camera. Which causes a problem on import and if later having to manage archived backups.

I believe the answer to the question is no, but LR CC should at minimum have the option to have the file renamed with a date string, and preferable with some prefix options like LR Classic has. This is a basic feature that is missing and causing a pain in the workflow from camera to LR.

Another basic that is missing is batch file rename and auto stacking of jpg with raws

It's great you regularly release nice editing features, but please at least add the file renaming basics, like some options on import, even if a fixed name change to a date string like Dropbox does!

 And please, also do this for all the mobile app versions as well. Where most of the advantage of LR CC is.

I am not happy with the Lightroom app for IPad.

With IPads/tablets only steps away form replacing laptops you would think both versions should be working pretty much the same!    

What is missing from the IPad version 6.2.2 is when you save/export to files on the iPad it loses its original time stamp which there should be an option to keep the original time stamp like you can on the desktop version. So far on the iPad version you can keep the location and camera info so it shouldn’t be that hard to keep the original time stamp.

Also there really needs to be a way to rename photos in bulk. Please look into the keeping the time original stamp on the iPad version as now I find the iPad version pretty useless now. 😞

I second this feature request. This would let me use Lightroom on iPad as my primary editing device. Currently I have to use my desktop to rename my imported files.

Thanks.  I like to rename my images from a shoot “after” I have removed all the bad ones.  Keeps things nice and tidy.  But the only way to do it now is in Lightroom on the PC.

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Please add Batch rename option to Lightroom Mobile.

A really great tool to allow photographers even more remote workflow capabilities.

I have just learned it is not possible to rename photos in Lightroom! I am a bit shocked! I have taken up birdwatching and it is very important to have the birds identified and then sorted by file name. So, I will try this method- export the photos from Lightroom to Desktop, name them on my Desktop, delete the photos from Lightroom and then import the named photos from the desktop. Hopefully, I am able to retain the edits from Lightroom. Assuming this works, this is a lot of work! I would highly suggest that the ability to rename photos is incorporated into Lightroom. This inability to rename photos is very disappointing.

It is a shame that this is not implemented yet. I have product pictures which I need to share with various client. By renaming a finished shot I can give them a workable filename. 

It is great to have all your pictures with you in the cloud, but it does not make sense you can not share them with the right file name. 

Renaming while exporting does not resolve this.

I don’t thing this is possible at the moment, but I am trying to see if I can move away from a traditional laptop and use my new iPad Pro while on the road.  One big problem is not being able to rename files (ideally on import) before I send final images to clients.  Please add this feature and if anyone has a workaround for now, let me know!

Adobe needs to allow file naming accorss all versions of LR, its such a basic thing!