Automatically "folderize" files for Plex Server

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I needed to add sub folders based on file names to organize files going to a Plex server. An example
C:\Movies\Knives Out(2019).mkv
needed to become
C:\Movies\Knives Out(2019)\Knives Out(2019).mkv

The method I used is based on a How To section post titled Automatically create folder based on file name = "folderize"
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The majority of the text below is copied from that post. The only change I made was to use the full file name as the folder name.


First switch on the required option:

Advanced Options > Allow Using '\' in Renaming Criteria for Creation of New Folders (Advanced Option)

Use this option with caution. This option can create new folders during renaming and can not be undone. With this option selected, if the new resulting file name contains a \, then a new folder is created, instead of just considering the file name invalid. So for example, if you had a file called a.txt and your renaming-criteria caused the file name a.txt to become 20190801\a.txt, then a new folder 20190801\ is created and the file a.txt is moved in there. This is called 'folderize'. Using this option, you can reorganize files into folders based on their timestamps, for instance, or name.
Before using this option it is recommended to backup your files.

Use RegEx (1) = Regular Expressions
Match: (.*)
Replace: \1\\1

(.*) matches the entire file name
\1\\1 means <first match>\<first match>


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