What is the best way to do this?: Create folder from file name and move file

[DjobyDjoba]

Hi,

What is the best / fastest way to do this?

1) Select a bunch of files (all are located in the same folder)
2) For each selected file, create, in the destination panel, a folder named as the file (but without the extension)
3) Move each file to its folder (the one create in step 2 with the same name)

Thanks!

[Gral]

1. Select all files.
2. Run Multi-rename tool - Files - Multi-Rename Tool (CTRL+M)
3. Type

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[N]\[N]

in "Rename mask: file name" field.
4. Press "Start"

EDIT: Sorry i didn't notice earlier "in the destination panel" but this require only one additional step: move all to destination folder.

[NotNull]

Don't know if it is the best way, but it is rather straightforward:

• Select your files
• Menu:Files > Multi-Rename Tool...
• Configure Rename mask: file name =

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  [N]\[N]

• Check if Extension =

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  [E]

• Press the Start button.
• Press the Close button.
• Done

The folders will be created if they don't exist.

[DjobyDjoba]

Great! I didn't realize MRT could move files too! Such a powerful command!

For my knowledge, now admit that instead of moving files we want to copy files? Can we use the MRT too, and if not, what would be the way?

[NotNull]

2Gral:

Double-post! (I didn't see your message when writing mine). Luckily it was the exact same solution

[nsp]

Great! I didn't realize MRT could move files too! Such a powerful command!

As said by gral, be aware that you cannot directly use MRT to move to another location. What can be done is to use a "fake working target" folder and then move and delete the temporary folder..
in name you can add $TARGET$\[N]\[N]
you will have all ready to move inside $TARGET$ folder under original location...


Using TCBL, you can do it as you want creating a batch script i.e

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command: <path to>\tcbl.exe
parameters: -q %L md """%T$z""" $;  move """$f""" """%T$z\$n"""