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GreenLantern81
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Merge Movie Folders

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Hi!
Im trying to an simple task. :)

I have many movie folders ex.
C:\movies\1\12 Years a Slave (2013)
and
C:\movies\1\12 Years a Slave 2013 1080p Blu-ray Remux AVC DTS-HD MA 5.1 - KRaLiMaRKo

I would like to rename and store the movie folder in the same folder "C:\movies\1\" and rename it as themoviedb "12 Years a Slave (2013)" so it will rename and merge the two folders together. I dont want to change any files.

Im running this script in filebot portable:
{home}/{plex.name}/{fn}

But this doesnt get it correct. It makes folders for the nfo and artwork so it creates folders like ths:
12 Years a Slave (2013)
12 Years a Slave (2013) CD1
12 Years a Slave (2013) CD2


What simple command do i need for this task? Please help me!
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Re: Simple task thats not working...

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e.g.

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M:/Movies/{ny}/{fn}
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Re: Merge Movie Folders

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Thank you!
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Re: Merge Movie Folders

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... I see that my other files in this directories is not moved with the video files. Can i move all files to the new renamed folder?
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Nope, FileBot will only move / rename the files shown in the preview.
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Re: Merge Movie Folders

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Ok. Thank you for helping me!
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If you're using the command-line then you can use --apply import to copy along sibling files:

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--apply import
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Re: Merge Movie Folders

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Excellent! Thanks!
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Re: Merge Movie Folders

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hmmmm In what order should i use it? Ive tried different combinations with no succes.

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movies/{n[0]}/{n.sortName('$2, $1')} ({y})/{fn} --apply import  fn:cleaner
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This makes no sense whatsoever. Best to play with the command-line for a bit so you get a feel for it:
https://www.filebot.net/cli.html


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