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Please stop renaming files when I download them

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  • January 14, 2026
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I want to download the combined single pdf of a completed document without you changing the file name to “Complete_with_Docusign_” and truncating the filename. (two distinct issues).

Why is the default to use the subject line of the email? Apart from not wanting you to do this at all, the email is from before the signature and now the document has been signed. I could understand adding “_signed” or “Completed with Docusign” or similar but this makes no sense and I cant believe anyone wants all of their downloaded documents to have half the name used up with identical text. 

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  • February 9, 2026

I would love to see an option or setting for this. Some level of indication that this is the completed/signed version of the file is appropriate. But adding “Complete_with_Docusign_” to every file makes searching useless, it’s too long. And cutting off longer filenames? Well if there weren’t 23 wasted characters in front, I might still have some resemblance of the original file name to search for later. Downloaded file names are a complete mess. This is awful!

    Theresa Miller
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    Thank you for bringing this up, I too wished that the system would not rename my documents or give you an option of what you would like the name to be.

    Every document that is signed through the eSignature system our team has to rename with our naming convention prior to saving in our files.

    Hopefully this will move forward!!

    Theresa Miller
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