Patent ID: 7448001

Claim:
An image file management apparatus for saving a plurality of image files in accordance with attribute information of the image files in response to a saving operation of the plurality of image files, comprising: a saving unit configured to save the plurality of image files in accordance with attribute information of the image files; a setting unit configured to automatically set a folder as a selected folder in accordance with a saving destination of the saved image files; a display control unit configured to control to distinguishably display the folder, which is set as the selected folder by said setting unit, on a screen, wherein in response to saving the plurality of image files in one folder, in accordance with attribute information of the image files, said setting unit sets the one folder as the selected folder, and in response to saving the plurality of image files in a plurality of folders, in accordance with attribute information of the image files, said setting unit sets a folder of an upper hierarchy which includes the plurality of folders as the selected folder.