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I seem to have found a folder with a lot of photos I had lost track of.

They were, a large bunch of them, in Internal storage\DCIM\cameras ** .

I also have a large bunch of photos in Internal storage\DCIM !***

And a large bunch in External storage\DCIM\Camera ****.

There is nothing in External storage\DCIM except the Camera folder.

I understand why they are in two places. I have installed 2 other
camera apps, for close-ups, but in fact I only use the one that came
with the phone, a Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro. However I do remember
thinking, what good is external storage if I never use it? so I changed
from internal to external storage a year or two ago.

But how come some are in DCIM and some in DCIM\camera? Any suggestions?
** FWIW All of these are .jpg and one mp4
*** All of these are .jpg except for one .png and one mp4^^
**** Also, all .jpg and .mp4.

2) ^^The one .png file was named vicoo20250514031511.png. Any idea
what vicoo means?
Google so-called AI says "PNGs are commonly used for web graphics,
logos, illustrations, and screenshots, especially those needing
transparent backgrounds or high quality images" but I was apparently
trying to take a picture of my rear end, for medical reasons (I hope).
No web graphics or logos involved. I used the regular camera but could
setting on a different mode have made it use .png format? Pro? video, Portrait, Night, 64M, Short video, Panorama, Slow motion, Time-lapse,
Edit??? I normally just use Photo. So what could vicoo2025....png be?
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On 2025-07-19 04:10, micky wrote:

But how come some are in DCIM and some in DCIM\camera? Any suggestions?
** FWIW All of these are .jpg and one mp4
*** All of these are .jpg except for one .png and one mp4^^
**** Also, all .jpg and .mp4.

Change of mind, different applications...

Writing to DCIM directly is not polite, it ignores there may be other apps.

I have:

.../DCIM> ls
Camera ImageApp MiWatch PlantNet Sup-Anesok
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Carlos E.R., 2025-07-19 21:08:

On 2025-07-19 04:10, micky wrote:

But how come some are in DCIM and some in DCIM\camera? Any suggestions?
** FWIW All of these are .jpg and one mp4
*** All of these are .jpg except for one .png and one mp4^^
**** Also, all .jpg and .mp4.

Change of mind, different applications...

Writing to DCIM directly is not polite, it ignores there may be other apps.

This has nothing to do with "politeness". The structure of the DCIM
folder for the camera is a technical standard. Also see here:

<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_rule_for_Camera_File_system>

Yes, on an Android smartphone that may not be that important, but at
least when connecting it using MTP, software which syncs the files may
expect a certain folder structure.
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micky, 2025-07-19 04:10:

[...]

I understand why they are in two places. I have installed 2 other
camera apps, for close-ups, but in fact I only use the one that came
with the phone, a Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro. However I do remember
thinking, what good is external storage if I never use it? so I changed
from internal to external storage a year or two ago.

But how come some are in DCIM and some in DCIM\camera? Any suggestions?

Because you used apps which ignore the DCF (digital camera filesystem)
standard which *requires* to create a folder inside "DCIM" and *not*
store files directly to "DCIM".

The usual folder structure according to the standard is:

DCIM\<vendor>\<filename>

While <vendor> is often just "camera" or "Camera" most "real" camers put
their own name here like somthing with "CANON", "SONY" or similar.

[...]

2) ^^The one .png file was named vicoo20250514031511.png. Any idea
what vicoo means?

"vicoo" is just how the app, which created the image, names the files.
Others may choose "img_" or "pic" or whatever. It has no special meaning
and totally depends on the app.

Google so-called AI says "PNGs are commonly used for web graphics,

Please do no ask an "AI". The format of images is well documented - no
need to ask an "AI", give Wikipedia a try, at least they have references
to the canonical definitions:

<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PNG>
<https://www.w3.org/TR/png/>

logos, illustrations, and screenshots, especially those needing
transparent backgrounds or high quality images" but I was apparently
trying to take a picture of my rear end, for medical reasons (I hope).
No web graphics or logos involved. I used the regular camera but could setting on a different mode have made it use .png format? Pro? video, Portrait, Night, 64M, Short video, Panorama, Slow motion, Time-lapse,
Edit??? I normally just use Photo. So what could vicoo2025....png be?

It depends on the app. I don't know any app named "Photo" only. What app
is that exactly? Do you have a Google play link for the app?

For example:

Open Camera app:

<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.sourceforge.opencamera>

Google Pixel Camera app:

<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.GoogleCamera> --
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https://arnowelzel.de
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