Batch Renaming old name saved to keywords

This is a really bad idea as your keywords list will be a million miles long. 

Hi,
ah, ok, maybe it's the file type.
For me it works easily with NEF and JPG.

No more types tested.

What did I do?

A test file named test.NEF.

Batch rename to proof.NEF.

Ticked "Peserve current filename".

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Renamed file name is proof.NEF

Once Batch renaming is done, the old file name test.NEF is preserved in the XMP data.

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Now Advanced Search for "test" (which is the old file name)

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... reveals the renamed file accordingly

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I have tested saving it to the metadata and it does not save to the metadata. Especially with SVG files or external. Adobe files. The problem is I need it to be a keyword so it's searchable.

Hi,

there is a workaround for searching batch renamed files for their previous name.

1. When batch renaming tick (options) "Preserve current file name".

2. When searching for the previous file name use Advanced Search. (Criteria dropdown) "All Metadata", "contains", "your_old_filename"

3. Bridge search will find this or these files

Why?

The old filename is written into the XMP metadata (you may check when renaming is done: right click/ file info/ raw data. In the search bar enter your old filename. It will be found and highlighted in the XMP metadata). That's where Bridge search "All metadata" is searching (and finding) the preserved filename.

Hope this helps.

Martin