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October 24, 2026
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If I rename a RAW in Lightroom on iPad, sync it to Lightroom cloud, and export it as DNG from the cloud-based Lightroom desktop app on Mac using “Original name”, does the exported DNG retain the renamed filename or revert to the camera filename?

Title: Does Lightroom desktop on Mac preserve a renamed RAW filename when exporting as DNG from Lightroom Cloud?

I use PhotoCuller on my iPad to rename RAW files before importing them into the cloud-based Lightroom app. My filenames follow a convention such as 20261024_TestShoot_001.DNG.

I have discovered that when I export an edited photograph as a DNG from Lightroom on my iPad, the resulting filename appears to revert to the original camera filename rather than retaining my PhotoCuller-renamed filename.

I’m considering subscribing to the Lightroom plan with 1TB cloud storage, so that I can use Lightroom on both my iPad and Mac.

My questions are:

  1. If I rename a RAW file in Lightroom on iPad and let it synchronise to Lightroom Cloud, does the renamed filename remain available in the cloud-based Lightroom desktop app on Mac?
  2. If I then export that photograph as a DNG from Lightroom desktop on Mac, selecting File Naming → Original name, will the exported DNG retain the PhotoCuller-renamed filename, or will it revert to the original camera filename?
  3. If it reverts, is there a reliable way to export the DNG from the Mac while retaining the renamed filename?

I’m specifically asking about the cloud-based Lightroom desktop app, not Lightroom Classic.

I’d be very grateful if anyone has tested this exact workflow and can confirm the result.

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    Jim Wilde
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    October 24, 2026

    When you export from LrMoblie or LrDesktop using Filename>Original then the exported file should have the same name as the selected file, though the file extension may be different, of course, depending on the selected file type in the export dialog. If the original Raw file was renamed prior to import into Lr then exported as DNG from either LrM or LrD then the exported file will have the same renamed prefix with the DNG extension…..Lightroom would have no awareness of the original pre-renamed file name. 

    Have you checked in the LrM Info panel that the file has the expected PhotoCuller rename after import and before export?

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