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Renaming large number of files...out of space

Posted: 08 Dec 2017, 02:06
by doomer
I am trying to rename a large number of files which should be moving them to a new folder;

X:/Movies/{n} ({y})/{n} ({y}){' CD'+pi}

When I run it, windows tells me I am out of room on my target drive. The target drive is the same as the source drive. Is it not possible to rename files and folders on a (mostly) full drive?

I also receive a lot of "duplicate destination path" errors. Am I doing something wrong?

Re: Renaming large number of files...out of space

Posted: 08 Dec 2017, 09:43
by rednoah
Move/Rename operations should be instant and won't take more/less disk space because the physical data, as long as files are on the same filesystem.

What's the original path of one of these movies? Have you tried processing a single one? Does it move instantly? What happens if you do the same on a local drive (e.g. files on your desktop).

:arrow: If files are not moved instantly, then that means that the source path and the destination path are not on the same filesystem or drive.

Re: Renaming large number of files...out of space

Posted: 08 Dec 2017, 20:31
by doomer
Thanks! The issue was I transposed drive letters. That sorted it out, thanks for the quick response!