howto:rename_and_move_your_files
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| Yes, with DropIt you can also rename and move your files with a single process.\\ | Yes, with DropIt you can also rename and move your files with a single process.\\ | ||
| - | You only need to correctly configure an association with ''Rename'' action. | + | You only need to correctly configure an association with "Rename" action. |
| - | **This is an example of association that adds the image Date Taken at the beginning of my photos:** | + | \\ |
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| - | Name: ''Move and Rename my Photos'' | + | ===== Example 1 ===== |
| - | + | **This is an example of association that adds the image Date Taken at the beginning of my photos and moves them in a defined destination:** | |
| - | Rules: ''*.jpg'' | + | |
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| - | Action: ''Rename'' | + | |
| + | Name: ''Move and Rename my Photos''\\ | ||
| + | Rules: ''*.jpg''\\ | ||
| + | Action: ''Rename''\\ | ||
| Destination: ''C:\Example\Of\Destination\%DateTaken% %FileName%.%FileExt%'' | Destination: ''C:\Example\Of\Destination\%DateTaken% %FileName%.%FileExt%'' | ||
| For more info about abbreviations (the special words between % percentage symbols) you can read:\\ | For more info about abbreviations (the special words between % percentage symbols) you can read:\\ | ||
| [[howto:customize_destinations|How to customize destinations]] | [[howto:customize_destinations|How to customize destinations]] | ||
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| + | ===== Example 2 ===== | ||
| + | **In this second example the names of my documents are capitalized and separated in folders by their Date Modified:** | ||
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| + | Name: ''Capitalize and Sort my Docs''\\ | ||
| + | Rules: ''*.doc;*.docx''\\ | ||
| + | Action: ''Rename''\\ | ||
| + | Destination: ''C:\MyDocs\%DateModified%\%FileName#+++%.%FileExt%'' | ||
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| + | For more info about abbreviation modifiers (in this case the ''#+++'' string) you can read:\\ | ||
| + | [[howto:customize_abbreviations|How to customize abbreviations]] | ||
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| + | __IMPORTANT: currently it is not possible to move renamed files in a destination if it does not already exist; it will be fixed with next DropIt version 7.0, in the meanwhile associations like this could not properly work__. | ||
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