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Windows 10 Photo Import Broken in 20H2 Update
Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2021 8:54 am
by Err
I've been on the 2H20 Update for several months with no issues. However, I noticed today that the Photo Import will no longer import photos and videos from an SD card into folders by YYYY-MM-DD. Instead, Windows will dump everything into the Pictures Library unorganized. You can specify the destination manually in the Photos app but that's quite annoying. I confirmed this is an issue on the reddit forums.
I haven't found a workaround yet. It's odd that this functionality would be removed.
Re: Windows 10 Photo Import Broken in 20H2 Update
Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2021 9:02 am
by FlyingPenguin
Hmm. I hate it when they change the way something works. I never use the built in photo import so can't confirm. I prefer to sort and copy photo files by hand. I actually don't even use the Win10 photo app as I've never liked it. First thing I do on a new build is restore the old Win7 Photo Viewer which I prefer. There's a registry hack that brings it back.
Re: Windows 10 Photo Import Broken in 20H2 Update
Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2021 7:45 pm
by Err
I found a workaround to bring up the old import dialog:
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rundll32.exe "C:\Program Files\Windows Photo Viewer\photoAcq.dll",PhotoAndVideoAcquire
Paste this in RUN and you can select the device to import from. It will sort the photos into dated folders. I haven't tried this with videos yet.