Beginner's help: Rename existing folder for movie?
Posted: 17 Nov 2021, 09:33
I just bought a license for FB to compare to tinymediamanager, which I am currently using but which does not do music for example.
Question: I sometimes copy & paste folders containing movie files in an existing folder structure and then would like to rename the files, as well as the folders to a simple
I can manage with the actual file names but am stumped with regards to the folder name.
When I drag & drop a folder on the left hand side of FB's rename pane, all containing files are listed and if I use 'rename', the files get renamed correctly but the folder is moved one level up and placed there. I dragged the movie's folder from within 'Foreign Movies' but the renamed folder is place in the root folder.
Is there any way to insert the folder where the files are coming from into the renaming format? Currently I am using
Experiments with {folder} and {historic} (only usable as a CLI command, apparently) did not work either. What am I missing here? Thanks!
Question: I sometimes copy & paste folders containing movie files in an existing folder structure and then would like to rename the files, as well as the folders to a simple
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/.../Foreign Movies/Movie (2021)/Movie.Source-Resolution.ext
When I drag & drop a folder on the left hand side of FB's rename pane, all containing files are listed and if I use 'rename', the files get renamed correctly but the folder is moved one level up and placed there. I dragged the movie's folder from within 'Foreign Movies' but the renamed folder is place in the root folder.
Is there any way to insert the folder where the files are coming from into the renaming format? Currently I am using
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{ny}/{ny}.{vs}-{vf}