Skip to main content
Inspiring
June 6, 2024
Released

Feature Request: Let us rename the file of embedded smart object i.e "oldname.dng" to "newname.dng"

  • June 6, 2024
  • 4 replies
  • 364 views

Let us rename the RAW file in the smart object, that's it!

I've spent hours chatting with adobe agents on this subject with no result on what should be a relatively simple function. The smart object is not linked so I should be able to name it whatever I want without consequences to my work and/or workflow. thanks

4 replies

CShubert
Community Manager
Community Manager
July 21, 2026

Hi, this feature was released in Photoshop v27.8 in June.  Please test it out and let us know what you think.

Thanks for the great feature request.

Thanks,

Cory - Photoshop Product Manager

Stephen Marsh
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 22, 2026

@CShubert 

 

I was looking at testing this, what are the exact steps to rename the contents of an embedded smart object, particularly an embedded raw file from open as object in ACR?

 

 

CShubert
Community Manager
Community Manager
July 21, 2026
Updated idea statusOpen for VotingReleased
Stephen Marsh
Community Expert
Community Expert
June 6, 2024

It worked for me (export contents with new name, replace contents, no need to change embedded to linked) – as in the embedded filename changed.

 

Related discussion topic here:

 

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/smart-object-quot-export-contents-quot-and-quot-convert-to-linked-quot-where-are-my-changes-that-i/td-p/14664206