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Help Resetting Camera photo file names

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SparksGuy

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I Love my HTC Droid Incredible. I have no problems using the camera or moving images where I want them (Facebook, Flickr, or my PC). As I take photos, they are saved as a file name like "IMAG0029.jpg". They sequentially increment. I am fine with that.

What I would like, is, a way to re-set the embedded number to zero; either when the camera is empty (after a download), or manually.
 
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arfyness said:
What I'd like to know is how to ADVANCE that number. I've already got pictures up to like 600 then I had to get my phone replaced. And so now ive got IMG0001-1.jpg IMG0002-1.jpg etc. Sure I can sort by modify time, but that's a hokey workaround. Anybody know how to do this? Thanks.
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I would like to find an answer to this also.
I drop all my camera photos in one folder on my computer and since I've replaced my phone, it's all jacked up.
I've been looking and finding nothing.
Anyone?
 
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Reposting my solution here:
thenestor said:
I'm rooted, and this solution worked for me:

1. In Root Explorer (or any root file manager), browse to "/data/data/com.android.camera/shared_prefs".
2. Open "com.android.camera_preferences.xml" with a text editor.
3. Toward the end of the file, find this line (where "9" is the index number of the last picture taken):
<string name="counter_image">9</string>
4. Change the "9" (or whatever it is) to the number you want. (Personally, I changed it to "209", and later I manually renumbered the 9 images I had already taken as 0201, 0202, etc.)
5. Save changes and exit.
6. REBOOT THE PHONE.
7. Try taking a picture. It should start at the new number and go sequentially from there.
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