Rename, create directory and move Movies

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johanjsl
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Rename, create directory and move Movies

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HI,

I'm new to filebot but I was wondering if there is a way ( for movies) to rename it, then create a directory with that name and move it to that directory.
example : "Mary.Shelley.2017.1080p.WEB-DL.DD5.1.H264-FGT.mkv" would be renamed to "Mary Shelley (2017).mkv" and then a directory Mary Shelley (2017) should be created and the MKV file would be copied to that directory.

Any suggestions ?

Johan
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Re: rename, create directory and move mobies

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Yes, that is what FileBot does. Please read FAQ #1 and learn how format expressions work.

Let me know if anything is unclear.
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Re: rename, create directory and move mobies

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well, yes, that is filebot and that I understand, but I might have been unclear in my question : can I do it in one movement ?
Drag the file to the window, get it recognized and have filebot do all the rest, as the renamer did, before it stopped working.
I went through the FAQ#1 and format but I did not see a make directory , unless I misread.
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Re: rename, create directory and move mobies

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Yes, files will be moved / renamed to the exact path specified by your custom format in one single operation, and FileBot will create the necessary file and folder structure as per your custom format. The final destination path (and any folders) are completely up to your custom format.


As a beginner, I'd start with an absolute {plex} format:

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X:/Media/{plex}
and as per that format, your files will be moved into a folder structure accordingly:

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X:/Media/Movies/Avatar (2009)/Avatar (2009).mp4
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This 30 second video tutorial shows you exactly how it works and where you have to click to open the Format Editor:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRq2_Pjyko8
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Re: Rename, create directory and move Movies

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example : "Mary.Shelley.2017.1080p.WEB-DL.DD5.1.H264-FGT.mkv" would be renamed to "Mary Shelley (2017).mkv" and then a directory Mary Shelley (2017) should be created
Format:
{ny}/{ny}

you can tell Filebot to e.g. copy or move

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Re: Rename, create directory and move Movies

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Note that this is a relative format:

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{ny}/{ny}
And so files will be moved relatively to where they are, which can be quite confusing to new users that are not familiar with the concept of relative paths.


I recommend using absolute formats, so you know exactly what you get:

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X:/Movies/{ny}/{ny}
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Re: Rename, create directory and move Movies

Post by johanjsl »

Hi All,

thank you for the reply, I will try this as soon as possible.
again, thank you

regards,

Johan
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