Move/Rename Process

Moves or renames files while maintaining all the links.

What does the "Move/Rename" process do?
The “Rename/Move” process allows for the definition of sophisticated rename rules telling LinkFixer Advanced how to move or rename batches of parent files a...
Tue, 13 Jun, 2017 at 10:23 AM
Is it necessary to run the Scan process on files before running the Move/Rename process on files?
No, it is not necessary to run the Scan process on a set of files before running the Move/Rename process on them. LinkFixer Advanced will automatically scan...
Tue, 13 Jun, 2017 at 10:30 AM
Can rename rules be imported into the Move/Rename or Modify Links processes?
Yes, rename rules can be imported in Comma Separated Value (CSV) format into LinkFixer Advanced. A template file is provided with LinkFixer Advanced, co...
Mon, 23 Dec, 2019 at 12:19 PM
How are file and folder permissions and attributes handled by the Move/Rename process?
The Move/Rename process moves or renames the selected files from the source location to a new "target" location. It does this as a two-step proces...
Thu, 2 Jan, 2020 at 2:07 PM
How do I choose the "Component to modify" when creating a rename rule?
Component To Modify LinkFixer Advanced has the ability to modify just a single component of the file name (like the folder) or the entire file name. The fa...
Thu, 19 Aug, 2021 at 2:15 PM
How do I make a rename rule for the "basename" component of my links?
Basename “Basename” indicates the main part of a file name without the disk, folder, extension or any other components. Some examples would include: The ...
Thu, 2 Jan, 2020 at 2:24 PM
How do I make a rename rule for the "domain" component of my links?
Domain “Domain” refers to the part of a uniform resource locator (URL) after the resource type, but before the path and file name. Examples: //www.xyz.co...
Thu, 2 Jan, 2020 at 2:27 PM
How do I make a rename rule for the "drive" component of my links?
Drive Indicates which hard drive is being referred to. The disk consists of a single character and a trailing colon. Some examples include: C: N: Note...
Thu, 2 Jan, 2020 at 2:28 PM
How do I make a rename rule for the "extension" component of my links?
Extension The extension is the part of the file name that comes after the basename. Under Windows, extensions are often (but don’t have to be) three charac...
Thu, 2 Jan, 2020 at 2:32 PM
How do I make a rename rule for the "filename" component of my links?
Filename Filename is the combination of the “basename” component and the “extension” component. For example, if the basename of a file is “myfile” and the ...
Thu, 2 Jan, 2020 at 2:33 PM