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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. |
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**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:** | **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:** | ||
- | Name: ''Move and Rename my Photos'' | + | Name: ''Move and Rename my Photos''\\ |
- | + | Rules: ''*.jpg''\\ | |
- | Rules: ''*.jpg'' | + | Action: ''Rename''\\ |
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- | Action: ''Rename'' | + | |
Destination: ''C:\Example\Of\Destination\%DateTaken% %FileName%.%FileExt%'' | Destination: ''C:\Example\Of\Destination\%DateTaken% %FileName%.%FileExt%'' | ||
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**In this second example the names of my documents are capitalized and separated in folders by their Date Modified:** | **In this second example the names of my documents are capitalized and separated in folders by their Date Modified:** | ||
- | Name: ''Capitalize and Sort my Docs'' | + | Name: ''Capitalize and Sort my Docs''\\ |
- | + | Rules: ''*.doc;*.docx''\\ | |
- | Rules: ''*.doc;*.docx'' | + | Action: ''Rename''\\ |
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- | Action: ''Rename'' | + | |
Destination: ''C:\MyDocs\%DateModified%\%FileName#+++%.%FileExt%'' | Destination: ''C:\MyDocs\%DateModified%\%FileName#+++%.%FileExt%'' | ||
For more info about abbreviation modifiers (in this case the ''#+++'' string) you can read:\\ | For more info about abbreviation modifiers (in this case the ''#+++'' string) you can read:\\ | ||
[[howto:customize_abbreviations|How to customize abbreviations]] | [[howto:customize_abbreviations|How to customize abbreviations]] | ||
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- | __IMPORTANT: we found an issue that makes not possible to move renamed files in destinations that do not already exist; it will be fixed in next DropIt version 6.2, in the meanwhile associations like this could not work__. |