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Craig Wright (Technical Author), Rob Griffiths4

Jan 16

How to remove part of a filename where the characters are random

On Jan 16, 2023, at 7:18 AM, 'Craig Wright (Technical Author)' via Name Mangler Talk <name

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How to remove part of a filename where the characters are random

On Jan 16, 2023, at 7:18 AM, 'Craig Wright (Technical Author)' via Name Mangler Talk <name

Jan 16

Kevin, Rob Griffiths6

12/19/22

Adding a couple of digit values to a sequential list of files

On Dec 18, 2022, at 8:09 PM, Kevin <askl...@gmail.com> wrote: > Oh, cool! Do you still

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Adding a couple of digit values to a sequential list of files

On Dec 18, 2022, at 8:09 PM, Kevin <askl...@gmail.com> wrote: > Oh, cool! Do you still

12/19/22

FW Admin, Rob Griffiths4

12/7/22

Find paths longer than 260 characters for OneDrive

On Dec 7, 2022, at 1:54 PM, FW Admin <fwa...@theipcorp.com> wrote: > Fabulous. This will

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Find paths longer than 260 characters for OneDrive

On Dec 7, 2022, at 1:54 PM, FW Admin <fwa...@theipcorp.com> wrote: > Fabulous. This will

12/7/22

Kevin, … Rob Griffiths17

11/14/22

Adding YYMMDD Date and Location Prefix to 1000s of images

On Nov 14, 2022, at 2:05 PM, Raymond Reich <raymon...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've tried

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Adding YYMMDD Date and Location Prefix to 1000s of images

On Nov 14, 2022, at 2:05 PM, Raymond Reich <raymon...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've tried

11/14/22

Peter Aylward, Rob Griffiths4

8/9/22

Find and replace from a spreadsheet

On Aug 9, 2022, at 8:23 AM, Peter Aylward <peter....@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes but i only

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Find and replace from a spreadsheet

On Aug 9, 2022, at 8:23 AM, Peter Aylward <peter....@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes but i only

8/9/22

Nonprofit Education, Rob Griffiths3

7/24/22

Services stopped working w/Monterey 12.5

On Jul 24, 2022, at 7:02 AM, Rob Griffiths <r...@manytricks.com> wrote: > It seems Apple did

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Services stopped working w/Monterey 12.5

On Jul 24, 2022, at 7:02 AM, Rob Griffiths <r...@manytricks.com> wrote: > It seems Apple did

7/24/22

Michael Kushner, Rob Griffiths8

12/29/21

Renaming help please

Thanks a lot, Rob. I'll be sure to check it out. cheers, Mike On Dec 28, 2021, 20:55 -0500, Rob

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Renaming help please

Thanks a lot, Rob. I'll be sure to check it out. cheers, Mike On Dec 28, 2021, 20:55 -0500, Rob

12/29/21

Klaus-Peter Gores, Rob Griffiths4

10/29/21

non greedy regex

On Oct 29, 2021, at 5:11 AM, Klaus-Peter Gores <kp.g...@gmail.com> wrote: The documentation i

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non greedy regex

On Oct 29, 2021, at 5:11 AM, Klaus-Peter Gores <kp.g...@gmail.com> wrote: The documentation i

10/29/21

Greg Boone, Rob Griffiths2

8/25/21

File Renaming Question

On Aug 24, 2021, at 9:06 PM, Greg Boone wrote: > So basically, I would like to remove the first 5

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File Renaming Question

On Aug 24, 2021, at 9:06 PM, Greg Boone wrote: > So basically, I would like to remove the first 5

8/25/21

David Browning, … Rob Griffiths6

7/8/21

Rename .txt files with 1st line of text

On Jul 6, 2021, at 11:03 PM, Gsazraetr <gsaz...@gmail.com> wrote: What I meant was that, in

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Rename .txt files with 1st line of text

On Jul 6, 2021, at 11:03 PM, Gsazraetr <gsaz...@gmail.com> wrote: What I meant was that, in

7/8/21

Adam Logan, Rob Griffiths4

6/8/21

Padding with zeros

On Jun 7, 2021, at 3:59 PM, Adam Logan <adam...@gmail.com> wrote: I noticed 17 digit files

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Padding with zeros

On Jun 7, 2021, at 3:59 PM, Adam Logan <adam...@gmail.com> wrote: I noticed 17 digit files

6/8/21

mkwrnck, Rob Griffiths3

3/22/21

flipping part of the filename

Thanks, Rob. That's much more than I could have come up with; so I'll give it a try asap and

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flipping part of the filename

Thanks, Rob. That's much more than I could have come up with; so I'll give it a try asap and

3/22/21

Eric LaCroix, Rob Griffiths7

3/19/21

"Presets" not available?

On Mar 19, 2021, at 4:38 PM, Eric LaCroix <ericwl...@gmail.com> wrote: > Well worth the

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"Presets" not available?

On Mar 19, 2021, at 4:38 PM, Eric LaCroix <ericwl...@gmail.com> wrote: > Well worth the

3/19/21

Markus Wernig, Rob Griffiths5

2/24/21

How to apply UPPERCASE to part of file name?

Of course! I forgot that you can add multiple steps. Thank you! Markus On Feb 24, 2021, at 4:54 PM,

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How to apply UPPERCASE to part of file name?

Of course! I forgot that you can add multiple steps. Thank you! Markus On Feb 24, 2021, at 4:54 PM,

2/24/21

Markus Wernig, Rob Griffiths4

2/16/21

Moving a section of a file name to a different position

On Feb 16, 2021, at 6:13 AM, Markus Wernig <markusw...@gmail.com> wrote: I really

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Moving a section of a file name to a different position

On Feb 16, 2021, at 6:13 AM, Markus Wernig <markusw...@gmail.com> wrote: I really

2/16/21

Jay Flaxman, Rob Griffiths6

2/13/21

Find a known part of name followed by letters only

On Feb 13, 2021, at 1:03 AM, Jay Flaxman <cryst...@gmail.com> wrote: One other thing – is

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Find a known part of name followed by letters only

On Feb 13, 2021, at 1:03 AM, Jay Flaxman <cryst...@gmail.com> wrote: One other thing – is

2/13/21

Amy Redfern, … Caio Costa9

7/4/20

Reame Based on List

Hi Amy, I'm facing the same issue you described in the original post. Do you mind sharing the

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Reame Based on List

Hi Amy, I'm facing the same issue you described in the original post. Do you mind sharing the

7/4/20

Carl Schneider, Rob Griffiths10

6/9/20

Conditional File Naming

Wow, thank you so much!!! I will try this out. On Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 9:30:24 AM UTC-7, Many

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Conditional File Naming

Wow, thank you so much!!! I will try this out. On Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 9:30:24 AM UTC-7, Many

6/9/20

Carl Schneider, Rob Griffiths3

5/30/20

Prefix Letter Sequence?

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Prefix Letter Sequence?

5/30/20

Lukasz Wolejko-Wolejszo, Rob Griffiths4

3/28/20

Renaming iPhone Photo Folders

On Mar 28, 2020, at 7:47 AM, Lukasz Wolejko-Wolejszo <luk...@wolejko-wolejszo.com> wrote: >

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Renaming iPhone Photo Folders

On Mar 28, 2020, at 7:47 AM, Lukasz Wolejko-Wolejszo <luk...@wolejko-wolejszo.com> wrote: >

3/28/20

Robin Westergren, … Rob Griffiths4

12/4/19

Rename files from Excel list?

On Dec 4, 2019, at 8:58 AM, Gary Stock wrote: > I know this post is old, but I cannot find that

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Rename files from Excel list?

On Dec 4, 2019, at 8:58 AM, Gary Stock wrote: > I know this post is old, but I cannot find that

12/4/19

Ed Palmer, … Erick6

11/11/19

Using FileNumber from EXIF

Thank you for the explanation. Perhaps, a solution will arise and make it possible at some point.

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Using FileNumber from EXIF

Thank you for the explanation. Perhaps, a solution will arise and make it possible at some point.

11/11/19

Joseph Anthenat, Rob Griffiths2

5/6/19

Show Modified Files view filter and processing

On May 6, 2019, at 9:45 AM, Joseph Anthenat <jant...@waubonsee.edu> wrote: > My question

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Show Modified Files view filter and processing

On May 6, 2019, at 9:45 AM, Joseph Anthenat <jant...@waubonsee.edu> wrote: > My question

5/6/19

Martin, … Rob Griffiths6

3/25/19

Adding A Sequence to Burst Images using Date-Time Stamp

On Mar 24, 2019, at 8:08 PM, Martin <jmfa...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thank you Dave. Many

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Adding A Sequence to Burst Images using Date-Time Stamp

On Mar 24, 2019, at 8:08 PM, Martin <jmfa...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thank you Dave. Many

3/25/19

Richard Francis, … Rob Griffiths4

3/19/19

How to remove leading spaces

Awesome! thanks heaps!

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How to remove leading spaces

Awesome! thanks heaps!

3/19/19

cantalou...@gmail.com, Rob Griffiths2

3/13/18

Finding file(s) with "illegal" names

On Mar 13, 2018, at 3:49 PM, cantalou...@gmail.com wrote: > Disk Warrior sees no problems at

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Finding file(s) with "illegal" names

On Mar 13, 2018, at 3:49 PM, cantalou...@gmail.com wrote: > Disk Warrior sees no problems at

3/13/18

Alexis Serasidis, Rob Griffiths2

3/13/18

Renaming via Snippet

On Mar 13, 2018, at 5:39 AM, Alexis Serasidis wrote: > *Folder: Naming is „SKU_ArticleNumber"

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Renaming via Snippet

On Mar 13, 2018, at 5:39 AM, Alexis Serasidis wrote: > *Folder: Naming is „SKU_ArticleNumber"

3/13/18

fr...@rlvnt.nl, Rob Griffiths7

9/29/17

Need help with renaming files/folders

Hi Rob, Thx it worked :) Op vrijdag 29 september 2017 00:34:51 UTC+2 schreef Many Tricks: On Sep 28,

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Need help with renaming files/folders

Hi Rob, Thx it worked :) Op vrijdag 29 september 2017 00:34:51 UTC+2 schreef Many Tricks: On Sep 28,

9/29/17

Erwin Panen, Rob Griffiths2

11/27/16

create rules with Y, M, D, H, M, S variables - HowTo?

On Nov 27, 2016, at 6:49 AM, Erwin Panen <pan...@fastmail.fm> wrote: > - I would then like

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create rules with Y, M, D, H, M, S variables - HowTo?

On Nov 27, 2016, at 6:49 AM, Erwin Panen <pan...@fastmail.fm> wrote: > - I would then like

11/27/16

Erwin Panen, Rob Griffiths8

11/27/16

combine replace with location - HowTo?

See my new post here. Thanks for your continuous help! On Sunday, 27 November 2016 15:09:46 UTC+1,

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combine replace with location - HowTo?

See my new post here. Thanks for your continuous help! On Sunday, 27 November 2016 15:09:46 UTC+1,

11/27/16

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