# Allow to rename file names of uploaded images

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-to-rename-file-names-of-uploaded-images/25469>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [2015年二月21日 05:00 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-to-rename-file-names-of-uploaded-images/25469 "2015-02-21T05:00:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![purldator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@purldator](https://meta.discourse.org/u/purldator)\
**Post date:** [2015年二月21日 05:08 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-to-rename-file-names-of-uploaded-images/25469/2 "2015-02-21T05:08:37Z")

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This was already suggested. The uploader will keep the original file names.

> [@Use MetaData to indicate image download filename](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-metadata-to-indicate-image-download-filename/21141):
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> So we’ve had a couple of internal complaints about the fact that the image download name is the sha1 representation and not the actual name of the image (which is available, because you see it in the lightbox). It seems the “actual” name is stored in the metadata of the image. Is the team open to a PR that retrieves that name and uses it for the download?

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