Renaming Groups of Files

[Abradaxis]

My wife was using a scanner and scanning program (XPSP3) to scan 35 mm
slides into digital photos. Each time she started a session of scanning, the
program put the files in a new folder using the current date, and naming
them IMG001, IMG002, .... So now we have many different folders each with
successively named and exactly equivalent files. There are hundreds of them,
and I would like to merge them into one file. So how can I rename the two or
three hundred files in each folder so that when I move them to a single
folder I will not have conflicts with equivalent names? Thanks in advance.

 

[The Seabat]

Try this renamer, it's free, totally! Works like a champ.

http://rename.lupasfreeware.org/lupasrename.php
<quote>
Lupas Rename is a FREEWARE program developed to rename a big number of
files.
It works on Win95, Win98, WinME, WinNT, Win2K and WinXP.
It is a simple .EXE file and doesn't need any other external
libraries.
<\quote>

 

[John Inzer]

My wife was using a scanner and scanning program (XPSP3) to scan 35 mm
slides into digital photos. Each time she started a session of
scanning, the program put the files in a new folder using the current
date, and naming them IMG001, IMG002, .... So now we have many
different folders each with successively named and exactly equivalent
files. There are hundreds of them, and I would like to merge them
into one file. So how can I rename the two or three hundred files in
each folder so that when I move them to a single folder I will not
have conflicts with equivalent names? Thanks in advance.

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Simple to do ...hard to explain...I hope this helps...

Open a folder and go to...Edit / Select All...
or just select one photo and type...Ctrl+A...

Now...with all the files highlighted...right click
the first photo and from the menu...choose...
Rename.

Type a base name that might be descriptive for
the folder... Vacation ... and a number...as follows...
Vacation (10001).jpg
(I'm just guessing they are in the .jpg format)

Now press...Enter...and windows will rename
the batch.

Vacation (10001).jpg
Vacation (10002).jpg
Vacation (10003).jpg

Enter a different base name in the next folder
and if you wish you can begin the numbers where
they ended in the first folder. Maybe the ending
filename in the first folder was:
Vacation (10303).jpg

For example: Summer Trip (10304).jpg

and windows will do the following:

Summer Trip (10304).jpg
Summer Trip (10305).jpg
Summer Trip (10306).jpg

Once all the renaming is done...you can
copy all the photos into one folder and do
a final rename for the complete collection.

Good luck.

BTW...personally I would make copies of the
folders and use the copies for my renaming
project. This way is anything goes wrong you
will still have the originals.

--

J. Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

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This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

 

[Abradaxis]

Thanks to both of you. Much appreciated

 

[John Inzer]

Thanks to both of you. Much appreciated

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You're welcome.

Thanks for the update.

--

J. Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk