Option 1: FileBot Filter
Drop your folders into the Filter panel and let FileBot categorize files by file type, and then use the Send to ⏵ Rename or drag-n-drop to add only the selected files to the Rename ➔ Original Files list.Option 2: Use Windows Explorer or Mac Finder
Rather than dropping folders as whole, you can select and drop only selected files instead. Search for the files you want (e.g. search for *.mkv in Windows Explorer or kind:video in Mac Finder) and then select all the files and drag-n-drop them into FileBot.Option 3: Use Presets with Includes
Presets allow you to set a default folder from which files are loaded and file filter expressions that allow you to include or exclude files.e.g. Includes: video files
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f.video
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none{ ext =~ /jpg|png/ }{ fn.match(/sample|trailer/) }{ f =~ /Extras|Featurettes/ }
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none{ historic.f || f.metadata }
Option 4: Start FileBot with --file-filter from Terminal
Power Users may use the --file-filter option to select specific files using a custom Groovy expression.e.g. select only video files:
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filebot -rename -r "/path/to/files" --file-filter "f.video"
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filebot -rename -r . --file-filter "f.episode" --db TheMovieDB::TV
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filebot -rename -r . --file-filter "none{ f.episode }" --db TheMovieDB
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filebot -rename -r /input --file-filter "f.linkCount == 1" --action hardlink --db xattr --output /output --format "{plex.id}"
Option 5: Start FileBot with file arguments from Terminal
Power Users on Linux or macOS may prefer to use standard Linux tools to select files and pass them on to FileBot.e.g. find *.mkv files and pass them on to the filebot call as arguments:
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find /path/to/files -type f -iname "*.mkv" -exec filebot -rename {} +