FamilySearch Wiki:File mover

The file mover user right allows users experienced in working with files to rename them, subject to policy.

How it works
Files uploaded to FamilySearch Wiki can only be renamed by administrators, file movers. If you belong to any of the user groups above, and therefore have the 'movefile' right, just use the "move" tab as you would normally on a regular page.

If you're not a file mover, you can place new name on the image description page, which will put the page into Category:Files requiring renaming. A file mover will perform the move, if it conforms to the guidelines described below.

File movers should follow the instructions on the template. In most cases a file redirect should be left on the original page, except if it is a misleading or promotional name.

File movers cannot move a file if the exact same file name already exists. Administrators, however, can do so, because they have the 'reupload-shared' right.

What files should be renamed?
FamilySearch Wiki:File names describes how files should be named. In general, FamilySearch Wiki aims to provide stable file names as these may be being used by tools outside of FamilySearch Wiki. Currently there are seven widely undisputed uses for rename requests:

After moving the file, please replace all uses of the old file link with the new one.

Additional naming conventions and exceptions from the above list might be discussed for specific projects.

What files should not be renamed?
As a matter of principle it's best to leave all files with generally valid names at their locations, even if slightly better names may exist. So for example:


 * 1) File:TowerBridge'09.jpg should not be renamed to File:Tower_Bridge_2009.jpg only because the latter looks a bit better.
 * 2) File:Thiswouldbebetterwithspaces.jpg should not be renamed to File:This would be better with spaces.jpg.

Retain the existing file extension
Under no circumstance should the move function be used to change the file's format. Movers must take care to ensure that the file extension (i.e. the ".jpg", ".png", ".ogg" part) is not changed when a file is moved. Doing so dramatically increases the risk of damaging the file, and will almost certainly break SVG files, sound files, video files, document files, and MIDI files. If you need to change the format of a file, save a copy off of FamilySearch Wiki and then reload it under a new name with the new extension, rather than renaming it.