Why do I see a “[1]” at the end of my photo’s file name when I add files from my phone?

Windows adds the bracketed 1 when you import photos from your phone via Get Media > Files.  This is due to the way Windows browses a mobile device. 

Windows uses an interface called WIA – Windows Image Acquisition – to gather photos from your smartphone.  This interface adds the “[1]” to images if they are imported via Get Media > Files instead of Get Media > Camera.

To import photos from your phone without that [1] added to the file name, follow these steps:

1. Close Historian 6.
2. Connect your phone to your computer via a cable.
3. Open Historian 6. (Note:  depending on your phone and Historian settings, Historian 6 may open automatically and gather photos from your phone.)
4. Go to the Media Library.
5. In the Home ribbon, click on “Camera.”
6. Wait for the software to detect the photos on your phone and display them in the “Get photos from {phone name}” window.
7. Select the photo(s) you want to import.
8. Click the Get pictures button.
9. Once the photos have been imported to Historian 6, you will see them in your Media Library.

An alternate method of importing camera photos is to create a folder on your computer, save the photos/videos from your smartphone to that folder, then open Historian 6 and choose Get Media > Files to import the photos and videos from the folder.