how to see preserved filenames after exporting to Windows

Question

After exporting to jpg, how can a user see the preserved filename in Windows?If I open the exported file in Bridge the preserved filename is there, so I’m assuming it’s bound to the file.

Stephen Marsh · Accepted Answer

It's a metadata entry in the file, used for storing the original filename in Adobe Bridge using the Batch Rename Tool so that the original filename can be easily recovered.

You would need software that can read such metadata, such as Adobe products or others such as ExifTool:

exiftool -XMP-xmpMM:PreservedFileName "\path to\file\or top-level folder"

colinw68056105 · Answer

I was hoping that the preserved filename would be a unique identifier between me and clients, but I found that clients will strip the metadata and rename the jpg files. I found this utility which obviates the identifying images issue 6-12 months after they were created: pictureecho.com

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