Bates stamping and Name Document with bates range.

[glendaa18]

I am using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC.  I am bates stamping groups of documents.  What I am trying to do is rename each document with the bate range number, however, it creates a new document with the bates range and the separate original document is still there.  In Output Option I select "Replace File names with beginning and ending bates number" and I also select "Overwrite existing file", but it still creates a new document with the bate range and and the original document is still there.  Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Here's a pic of the selection that I made. 

[try67 · Accepted solution]

This option doesn't mean the original file will be deleted. It means that if there's already a file with that name it will be overwritten by the new file. As a rule-of-thumb, Acrobat doesn't delete files.

[glendaa18]

Now that you explained it, it makes sense. Thank you for your prompt reply!.

[gogo548]

I have a question along the same subject. I am Bates stamping hundreds of documents. I don’t just want to replace the file name with the Bates numbers only. I also don’t just want to keep the original file name. I currently perform Bates stamping and then have to go back manually to each and every file in order to ADD the Bates numbers in front of the original file name.

I’d like to know if there’s a way to configure either an action/command so that the files will be renamed with BOTH the Bates numbers AND the original file name. For example, “Bates001-250_Bank Notebook “.  Is this a possibility?  Thank you in advance.