Bulk Rename Utility

I work with HDR photography. What I want to do is take all files in a folder (of images) and create a separate folder for every set of 5 files (images). Is there a way to do this in the Bulk Rename Utility?
Thanks!

How are the 5 files grouped together in a folder, according to which criteria?

All the brackets are located in one folder ("master"), sorted by filename (in sequence). Ideally I'd like to copy the first 5 photos in the master folder to a folder titled "001". After those files are copied, the script would then grab the next 5 photos (6-10) and move those to a new folder titled "002". This would continue until all files have been copied from the master folder to the new folders.

Hi, it can be done with Javascript renaming if you have a commercial license we can post script here. thanks

Hi, here is the Bulk Rename Utility javascript needed to group files into subfolders:

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function padLeft(nr, n, str){
    return Array(n-String(nr).length+1).join(str||'0')+nr;
}

var groupevery = 5;
var pad = 3;

var num = ((counter+groupevery-1) / groupevery) >> 0;
newName = padLeft(num,pad) + '\\' + name;

The option Allow Using '\' in Renaming Criteria for Creation of New Folders needs to be enabled in the renaming menu.
The var groupevery sets the number of files to group in each subfolder.
The var pad sets how many 0 to pad the subfolder name with.

Admin wrote:The option Allow Using '\' in Renaming Criteria for Creation of New Folders needs to be enabled in the renaming menu.
The var groupevery sets the number of files to group in each subfolder.
The var pad sets how many 0 to pad the subfolder name with.

Okay, perfect! Now what would I do if I wanted to create folders that were titled "2001", "2002", etc instead of "001", "002". (My javascript knowledge is very old).

newName = "2" + newName;

added as the last line, should do it.

Admin wrote:

newName = "2" + newName;

added as the last line, should do it.

Thank you, you are going to save me countless hours. I appreciate it very much!