Folders in iphone / windows randomly changing name

A couple of updates ago the folders in my iphone4s suddenly changed names and now keep changing names - this makes it really difficult for me to locate the last images I took as the folder name has changed and using view by date / modified makes no difference. I have to plough through each randomly named, randomly ordered folder to find what I want.
This is connecting to PC running windows 7 professional via usb, no itunes, I do not want itunes.
Cheers

OK, I've got it figured out.
Somehow, the permissions of the invisible .DS_Store file in my Applications folder was changed so that nothing I did as an Administrator was taking effect on a permanent basis. That is, only the System could effect a positional or size change in any given folder--but not me, the Administrator.
This is very easy to fix, thankfully. Launch "TinkerTool" (or some similar app) and check the "Show hidden and system files" box. Relaunch the finder to behold all the new files showing almost everywhere.
Open the offending folder "(Applications" in my case), and Get Info on the newly-revealed ".DS_Store" file therein. You will notice, most likely, that in the "Sharing and Permissions" area only the System can "Read & Write" to this folder. In my case the Administrator (ME!) was given only "Read" permissions . . . which I quickly changed to "Read & Write"!
I checked this setting with other non-problematic folders, and my suspicions were confirmed. They revealed that the Administrator could "Read & Write" to them--as intended.
All is well now. (Use TinkerTool to reset the hidden files, of course.) I have no idea how or why the invisible .DS_Store file was altered, but it is working as intended once again.
Hope this helps, brimd!

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