Bulk Rename Utility

I just installed your program. I would like to selectively add or remove spaces in all files in an extensive directory tree.

For example I would like to filter the tree for files matching *f*.xxx and then replace all filenames like

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*fqq.xxx

with

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* fqq.xxx

by adding a space before the "f" in each filename, or replace all filenames like

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*  fqq.xxx

with

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* fqq.xxx

by removing one of the two spaces before the "f" in each filename.

12:Filter

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Mask:  fqq\.
RegEx
Subfolders


3:Replace

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Replace:  fqq
With:  {space}fqq


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If it's always (two) spaces:

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3:Replace
Replace:  {space}{space}
With:  {space}


If it's potentially more then two spaces:
12:RegEx

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Match:  (\S*)\s*(\S*)
Replace:  \1 \2


(Not entire sure about any of them, so check things out first .)

This should work whether or not there are spaces immediately before the fqq and regardless of how many there are, it should also work if there are spaces elsewhere in the file name.

Filter (12)
Mask: fqq\.
Regex: selected
Subfolders: selected

Regex (1)
Match: (.*)(\w)(| | | *)(fqq)
Replace: \1\2 \4

Edit: I've just realised that the Regex Match can be simplified to Match: (.*)(\w)( *)(fqq)

Thank you.
Using 12:Filter mask:F\. RegEx Subfolders produce a list of files.
Then I selected all the displayed files with Ctrl+A.
Then Using 3:Replace mask:F with:{space}F seems to work.