Rename YouTube-downloaded files
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Rename YouTube-downloaded files
I have several files downloaded from YouTube with no metadata. Can I use FileBot to rename them, and will it update the filenames in Windows Explorer?
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Here is an example of 2 file names.
Minecraft A New Beginning - 1.16 Survival Let's play Ep 1
Minecraft Auto Cooked Chicken Farm - 1.16 Survival Let's play Ep 19
Each file is named in a similar fashion with one space before and after the dash and three spaces between the series and the episode number.
Title - Series Ep #
There is no metadata.
Is it possible to use FileBot in Plain File Mode to batch rename each one with the same information but in a different order?
YouTube/Account/Series/Ep # - Title
Minecraft A New Beginning - 1.16 Survival Let's play Ep 1
Minecraft Auto Cooked Chicken Farm - 1.16 Survival Let's play Ep 19
Each file is named in a similar fashion with one space before and after the dash and three spaces between the series and the episode number.
Title - Series Ep #
There is no metadata.
Is it possible to use FileBot in Plain File Mode to batch rename each one with the same information but in a different order?
YouTube/Account/Series/Ep # - Title
Re: Rename YouTube-downloaded files
Looks like you can adapt the Organize files based on information present in the file path example to fit your needs.kbradford wrote: ↑11 Jun 2025, 04:14Code: Select all
Minecraft A New Beginning - 1.16 Survival Let's play Ep 1 Minecraft Auto Cooked Chicken Farm - 1.16 Survival Let's play Ep 19
e.g.
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{
def n = fn.before(/ - /)
def e = fn.match(/EP (\d+)/)
def t = fn.after(/\d+\.\d+/).removeAll(/EP (\d+)/)
"YouTube/$n/$n - E${e.pad 2} - $t"
}
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YouTube/Minecraft A New Beginning/Minecraft A New Beginning - E01 - Survival Let's play

