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Batch rename using String Substitution in Bridge

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September 18, 2024
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I need to rename a folder full of images. Current file naming convention is Last_First_MonthYear.jpg and I need the file names to drop the _MonthYear and leave only Last_First.jpg.

For example:

Smith_John_Oct2024.jpg would become

Smith_John.jpg

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Correct answer Stephen Marsh

There are multiple viable regular expressions:

Find:

(^.+)(_.+)

Replace:

$1

or

Find:

_[^_]*$

Replace:

or

Find:

_(?<=_)[^_]+$

Replace:

Stephen Marsh

Correct answer

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There are multiple viable regular expressions:

Find:

(^.+)(_.+)

Replace:

$1

or

Find:

_[^_]*$

Replace:

or

Find:

_(?<=_)[^_]+$

Replace:

M

ma406771_9058Author

Participant

That did the trick! Thank you, @Stephen Marsh.

Stephen Marsh

Community Expert

That did the trick! Thank you, @Stephen Marsh.

By @ma406771_9058

You're welcome!

L

Lumigraphics

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If the pattern is the same for all files, you can use a regular expression (regex) for this.

https://www.regular-expressions.info/quickstart.html

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ma406771_9058Author

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Thank you for that resource, @Lumigraphics. It will be immensely useful.

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