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In Windows 7, you get a fair bit of control over how pictures are imported (e.g. when you connect a camera or SD card). Specifically, it lets you choose the folder structure that you'd like. For instance, you can have folders be created to match the dates that pictures were taken, which goes a long way to keeping things organized.

But in Windows 8, I have not been able to locate the equivalent settings. The 'Photos' app handles the Import, and the only thing it asks is the folder name where you want everything to get dropped, regardless of the date they were taken.

Is there a way to do this? I've been able to do everything I needed in Windows 8... until I hit this :)

David Ebbo
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Someone answered a very similar question I posed elsewhere with the following helpful solution:

You can get the "old" functionality back by creating a shortcut:

  1. right-click desktop, "new shortcut"

  2. paste the following in as the location:

    %SystemRoot%\system32\rundll32.exe "%SystemDrive%\Program Files\Windows Photo Viewer\photoAcq.dll",PhotoAndVideoAcquire

  3. hit next and type a name - e.g. photo import wizard

  4. hit finish

now you should have a shortcut and when you double-click it, you should see a list of connected devices that you can import photos from

VariousArtist
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For Cameras, Phones, and Connected Devices

  • Open Explorer to Computer
  • Right-click on the device you connected (camera, iPhone, etc.))
  • Select on Import pictures and videos
  • Import Adjust the settings as you want

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For SD cards

  • Rightclick on the removable disk
  • Select Open as Portable Device
  • Rightclick on the portable device in the folder pane to see the import option. If you rightclick on the portable device in the main view it doesn't give you the option, but does by rightclicking in the folder list.
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Al Bundy
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I also use and SD card. I found when that SD card appeared as a drive in Win 8, I could right click that drive and select "Open as Portable Device."

This caused what looked like a second drive of the same name (with no letter assigned) to appear below the SD drive. When I right clicked this second SD drive I had the option to "Import pictures and videos." When I selected this there was a "More Options" link I could click that brought me to the familiar import settings we all recognize from Win 7.

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