Renaming attachments not working
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2020 6:15 am
I've noticed that I have a number of attachment called things like 'Anonymous 580.pdf", "Internet source 343.pdf", "ContentServer 678.pdf", etc. I realise that this is a result of me importing something that I didn't want renamed, then importing something else without remembering to change the setting in the import window back to rename. I know it doesn’t much matter, but I'd rather the files were names correctly, so I decided to find the reference for each in Bookends and use 'rename attachment' from the attachment gear menu to update them.
However, when I do so, it doesn't work. I've now been through this for half a dozen or so files. For example, I've just tried to rename an attachment this way, and Bookends correctly suggested that it should be renamed as "Nightingale and Cromby 2002". What happens though is that Bookends then displays in the attachment preview pane "Can't find file Nightingale and Cromby 2002.pdf". When I look in the Bookends attachment folder, this file still has its original name. If I rename it manually, I have to enter my password to give permission (the attachments are in the Bookends iCloud folder). Once I've done so, Bookends will display the attachment correctly (once I've gone off the reference and back on again to refresh it). Bookends seems to be just updating its pointer to the attachment file, but not the attachment itself.
This has never happened before yesterday, though it's a little while since I last renamed an attachment from within Bookends. Any suggestions, please?
However, when I do so, it doesn't work. I've now been through this for half a dozen or so files. For example, I've just tried to rename an attachment this way, and Bookends correctly suggested that it should be renamed as "Nightingale and Cromby 2002". What happens though is that Bookends then displays in the attachment preview pane "Can't find file Nightingale and Cromby 2002.pdf". When I look in the Bookends attachment folder, this file still has its original name. If I rename it manually, I have to enter my password to give permission (the attachments are in the Bookends iCloud folder). Once I've done so, Bookends will display the attachment correctly (once I've gone off the reference and back on again to refresh it). Bookends seems to be just updating its pointer to the attachment file, but not the attachment itself.
This has never happened before yesterday, though it's a little while since I last renamed an attachment from within Bookends. Any suggestions, please?