Keep certain number of characters in folder name

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Keep certain number of characters in folder name

Postby beefynerd » Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:38 am

Hello, I have 7600+ folders which need renaming to keep only the first 12 characters. I've searched this forum for an expression to use but frankly it's escaping me. Example:

Original Folder Name: 4x4 Off-Road Photos - Ford Bronco - Desert Highlands - 03252024-1031a
New Folder Name: 4x4 Off-Road

Any suggestions? Thank you!
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Keep 1st 12-characters

Postby Luuk » Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:24 am

For only folders, can remove the checkmark from "Files" inside of Filters(12).
With Regex(1) could use Match==^(.{12}).* and Replace==\1
With Remove(5) can use From==13 and To==999
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Re: Keep certain number of characters in folder name

Postby beefynerd » Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:08 pm

Luuk wrote:For only folders, can remove the checkmark from "Files" inside of Filters(12).
With Regex(1) could use Match==^(.{12}).* and Replace==\1
With Remove(5) can use From==13 and To==999


Perfect, this was what I was looking for! Thank you!
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