Freeware to Mass rename folders?

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Neo_X

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Hi guys

I need some help in renaming +-500 folders. Basically they all are in the following format

filename(xx-xx)
or
filename(xx)

I want to remove the information contained in the brackets, as well as the brackets, thereby only leaving "filename"

I have ExplorerXP, but it can only cut names to certain lenghts, which is a problem since the filenames are different lengths

Any advise would be appreciated

Thank you

Neo
 
How can you have x number of folders all the with the same name in one location? :confused:
 
Who said the file names are all the same?

I could probably make you a script quickly but it would be in Python and I doubt you have Python installed.
 
Someone needing to rename their "filenameXXX" folders :D

I have an app somewhere put can't rmbr the name, how about using DOS scripts :p
 
bulk rename used to be pretty good when i last used it a couple of years ago
 
Us porgrammers can be lazy :p..... ah wel here it is :

Using simple vb script available in access. create a button, and run this :


Private Sub Command3_Click()
Dim fs, f, f1, s, sf
Set fs = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set f = fs.GetFolder("j:\series")
Set sf = f.SubFolders
For Each f1 In sf
f1.Name = Left(f1.Name, InStr(1, f1.Name, "(") - 1)
Next
End Sub

....btw i was wrong. it was 1300 folders :D
 
bru is good. i've only ever used it for files, so not sure if it works with folders but i'm sure it does.

1300 folders of what?
 
Another usefulll app im using is called tvrename.
It downloads information from tv.com, and then renames tv episodes to more readable names. Also keeps a copy of episode guide etc on your pc.
Very handy i must say!

:D
http://tvrename.com/
 
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