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markp99

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Lapsed User - rename/relocate - How do I do this again?
« on: July 21, 2011, 08:05:04 pm »

I'm a longtime user of Media Center, up to version 12.  Then I drifted away.  Frustration over the current state of tools brings me back!

So, can I get a small memory jog?

1.  I have a collection of audio files in a flat folder, pretty well tagged with Artist/Album/Title.
2.  I want to RENAME and MOVE these files into a hierarchical folder structure
3.  I have defined "folder rule" and "filename rule" in Options

So, How do I actually initiate the action??

Thanks, and nice to be back!

(once I get this task done, I can't wait to poke around to see what's been happening on the Android front - Syncing and Streaming)
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Re: Lapsed User - rename/relocate - How do I do this again?
« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2011, 08:10:11 pm »

Use Tools > Library Tools > Rename, Move & Copy Files...

Select your files, choose the menu item above, select Rename from the pull-down, and define the rules you want for Directories and Filename.  You can use expressions and db fields here to define the file location based on your existing tags.

From a longtime user too, good to have you back.
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Re: Lapsed User - rename/relocate - How do I do this again?
« Reply #2 on: July 21, 2011, 08:12:25 pm »

Yes!  I was >>>this<<< close to figuring it out!  How could I miss that option under Library Tools?

Files Moved!

Thanks!
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Re: Lapsed User - rename/relocate - How do I do this again?
« Reply #3 on: July 21, 2011, 08:15:11 pm »

Minor inconsistency:

As I was looking up the wording of the dialog for my response, I notice a slight inconsistency.

Directories is plural, Filename is singular.  Certainly they should be using the same grammatical quantity.
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