Probably a really simple task...

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Probably a really simple task...

Postby corsair » Tue May 08, 2018 10:06 pm

Hi, everyone!
First of all, I will admit to being frequently outwitted by inanimate objects. It comes with age.

I had a Win10 file restore go haywire on me.

I ended up with a parent directory, and many sub- and sub-sub-directories within parent. I have no problems at all with the directories - no changes desired.

The ~7k files contained within these directories have been appended with the date/time of the last backup: 59664976 (2018_04_14 12_56_22 UTC), where 59664976 is the file name that I want to keep, and (2018_04_14 12_56_22 UTC) is what I want to delete - along with the space preceding the ( open parenthesis. The date/time are not consistent from file to file, and the file names generally have letters, numbers, and spaces as a part of the file name.

I really want the correctly named files to end up in their original directory. Maintaining the time and date of the file created/file modified/file accessed would be nice, but not required.

If any additional information is required, just ask.

Anyone willing to help out an old man in his dotage has my eternal thanks.
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Re: Probably a really simple task...

Postby Admin » Wed May 09, 2018 1:01 am

Hello! I will try to help. To remove

(2018_04_14 12_56_22 UTC)

from the file name

59664976 (2018_04_14 12_56_22 UTC)

You could Remove (5) last 26 chars since it looks like ' (2018_04_14 12_56_22 UTC)' will always be 26 chars.

Always preview carefully before applying the renaming, and make a copy of all files before you rename on a separate media just in case.
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Re: Probably a really simple task...

Postby corsair » Wed May 09, 2018 1:26 pm

Dear Mr./Ms. Admin -
From the bottom of my heart, I thank you. Your suggestion worked perfectly.
I apologize for being too lazy/easily frustrated to figure it out for myself.
If I were anywhere near where you live, I would gladly buy a beer - or two - for you!
With many thanks again,
David (aka corsair)
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