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| Guest | Rename errorin Vista - multiple file rename I have a folder containing 17 files: 01 Track.mp3 02 Track.mp3 up to 17 Track.mp3 I want to rename them and use the same procedure as in XP: 1. highlight all files 2. right-click the first file (01), select 'rename' and type in Track (01) 3. Sure enought, the files are renamed to Track (01), Track (2)....Track (17) BUT The original 01 Track.mp3 is not Track (01) in fact 05 Track 5.mp3 is now Track (01) 06 Track 6.mp3 is now Track (02) etc and so-on, so the files are now out of order This is unusable - is it just me or is anyone else finding this? |
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| Guest | Re: Rename errorin Vista - multiple file rename Hi, I tried to reproduce the steps and it worked for me. So I'm probably missing something ![]() Are the file names in the form 01 Track.mp3 02 Track.mp3 03 Track.mp3 04 Track.mp3 or 01 Track 1.mp3 02 Track 2.mp3 03 Track 3.mp3 04 Track 4.mp3 ? And just to make sure I understand, the problem is output out of order - like file 6 being renamed file 1, etc. Is that correct? Thanks! --Malu "James136" <James136@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:85C7FA48-A348-40C2-9DE0-E11F42171742@xxxxxx Quote: >I have a folder containing 17 files: > > 01 Track.mp3 > 02 Track.mp3 > > up to > > 17 Track.mp3 > > > > I want to rename them and use the same procedure as in XP: > > 1. highlight all files > 2. right-click the first file (01), select 'rename' and type in Track (01) > 3. Sure enought, the files are renamed to Track (01), Track (2)....Track > (17) > > > BUT > > The original 01 Track.mp3 is not Track (01) in fact > 05 Track 5.mp3 is now Track (01) > 06 Track 6.mp3 is now Track (02) etc > > and so-on, so the files are now out of order > > This is unusable - is it just me or is anyone else finding this? |
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| Guest | Re: Rename errorin Vista - multiple file rename Thanks for the reply. In answer to your question the files were named 01 track.mp3 etc I have just reproduced it with a different set of files. I have reproduced with 12 files named 01-jerry_kilgore-whats_it_take_to_get_a_drink_in_here.mp3 up to 12-jerry_kilgore-lookin_for_a_highway.mp3 ie 12 (legally bought!) tracks renaming these 12 at once to Track (01) ...Track (12) yes the renames are out of order eg track (01) is now the original '12 jerry kilgore...' etc Edit -> undo rename undoes the rename and the tracks are back in the correct order "Malu Menezes [MSFT]" wrote: Quote: > Hi, > > I tried to reproduce the steps and it worked for me. > So I'm probably missing something ![]() > > Are the file names in the form > > 01 Track.mp3 > 02 Track.mp3 > 03 Track.mp3 > 04 Track.mp3 > > or > > 01 Track 1.mp3 > 02 Track 2.mp3 > 03 Track 3.mp3 > 04 Track 4.mp3 > > ? > > And just to make sure I understand, the problem is output out of order - > like file 6 being renamed file 1, etc. Is that correct? > > Thanks! > --Malu > > "James136" <James136@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:85C7FA48-A348-40C2-9DE0-E11F42171742@xxxxxx Quote: > >I have a folder containing 17 files: > > > > 01 Track.mp3 > > 02 Track.mp3 > > > > up to > > > > 17 Track.mp3 > > > > > > > > I want to rename them and use the same procedure as in XP: > > > > 1. highlight all files > > 2. right-click the first file (01), select 'rename' and type in Track (01) > > 3. Sure enought, the files are renamed to Track (01), Track (2)....Track > > (17) > > > > > > BUT > > > > The original 01 Track.mp3 is not Track (01) in fact > > 05 Track 5.mp3 is now Track (01) > > 06 Track 6.mp3 is now Track (02) etc > > > > and so-on, so the files are now out of order > > > > This is unusable - is it just me or is anyone else finding this? > |
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| Guest | Re: Rename errorin Vista - multiple file rename I have again repeated it with 6 files named 1.mp3 2.mp3 to 6.mp3 Using bulk rename to rename starting test (01).mp3 gives file 1.mp3 -> test(2).mp3 file 2.mp3 -> test(3).mp3 file 3.mp3 -> test(4).mp3 file 4.mp3 -> test(5).mp3 file 5.mp3 -> test(6).mp3 file 6.mp3 -> test(01).mp3 Edit -> undo undoes the rename and the files are in correct order Note: I don't think it is always 1 -> 2 etc yesterday file 6 was being renamed Track (11) etc |
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