Image forming device with storage, printing system, and print-file storage method thereof the renames files

A print file storage method in an image forming device, the method comprising:

• confirming settings of the storage environment in a folder to store a print file, the settings of the storage environment in the folder including name selection information, a folder name of the folder, and a setting name;
• selecting a name from among the folder name and the setting name according to the name selection information;
• modifying a file name of the print file to include the selected name;
• storing the print file with the modified file name in the folder;
• receiving the print file from an external apparatus;
• and
• performing the confirming, modifying, and storing if a folder to store the received print file is selected from among existing folders.

A printing system to print an image, comprising:

• an external host apparatus to transmit a print file and a file name;
• an image forming device to print an image on a recording medium comprising:
• a storage part which comprises a folder to store the print file,
• a user interface to set a storage environment of the folder, the set storage environment of the folder including name selection information, a folder name of the folder, and a setting name, and
• a controller which selects a name from among the folder name and the setting name according to the name selection information and modifies the file name of the print file to include the selected name when the print file is stored in the folder.

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having embodied thereon a computer program to execute a print file storage method in an image forming device, the method comprising:

• confirming settings of a storage environment in a folder to store a print file, the settings of the storage environment including name selection information, a folder name of the folder, and a setting name;
• selecting a name from among the folder name and the setting name according to the name selection information;
• modifying a file name of the print file to include the selected name;
• and
• storing the print file with the modified file name in the folder;
• receiving the print file from an external apparatus;
• and
• performing the confirming, modifying, and storing if a folder to store the received print file is selected from among existing folders.

A print file storage method in an image forming device, the method comprising:

• selecting a folder to store a print file;
• setting a storage environment of the folder including selecting a hidden attribute of the selected folder;
• modifying a file name of the print file according to the settings of the storage environment in the folder;
• and
• storing the print file with the modified file name.

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having embodied thereon a computer program to execute a print file storage method in an image forming device, the method comprising:

• selecting a folder to store a print file;
• setting a storage environment of the folder including selecting a hidden attribute of the selected folder;
• modifying a file name of the print file according to the settings of the storage environment in the folder;
• and
• storing the print file with the modified file name.