Renaming Folders Containing Subfolders

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#1 : 17/09-17 02:13
Jayson Levine
Jayson Levine
Posts: 2
I've been having trouble renaming folders which have subfolders contained within them.

I have, for instance, a number of folders which follow this directory structure:

M:\(2) Music in Folders\YYYY - MM\SPECIALTY RELEASES\Mainstream Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\YYYY - MM\SPECIALTY RELEASES\Country Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\YYYY - MM\SPECIALTY RELEASES\Urban Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\YYYY - MM\SPECIALTY RELEASES\Latin Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\YYYY - MM\SPECIALTY RELEASES\Rock Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\YYYY - MM\SPECIALTY RELEASES\DanceClub

Where (as you may be able to glean) "YYYY - MM" is replaced by a four-digit year and a two-digit month.

I have folders which follow this structure from "2016 - 02" to "2017 - 04." I'm looking to rename the "SPECIALTY RELEASES" portion of the path to "TOP 20 CHARTS."

So, to be clear, I have folders following the structure:

M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 02\SPECIALTY RELEASES\Mainstream Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 02\SPECIALTY RELEASES\Country Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 02\SPECIALTY RELEASES\Urban Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 02\SPECIALTY RELEASES\Latin Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 02\SPECIALTY RELEASES\Rock Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 02\SPECIALTY RELEASES\DanceClub
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 03\SPECIALTY RELEASES\Mainstream Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 03\SPECIALTY RELEASES\Country Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 03\SPECIALTY RELEASES\Urban Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 03\SPECIALTY RELEASES\Latin Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 03\SPECIALTY RELEASES\Rock Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 03\SPECIALTY RELEASES\DanceClub
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 04\SPECIALTY RELEASES\Mainstream Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 04\SPECIALTY RELEASES\Country Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 04\SPECIALTY RELEASES\Urban Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 04\SPECIALTY RELEASES\Latin Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 04\SPECIALTY RELEASES\Rock Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 04\SPECIALTY RELEASES\DanceClub
...
...


I want to rename them to:

M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 02\TOP 20 CHARTS\Mainstream Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 02\TOP 20 CHARTS\Country Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 02\TOP 20 CHARTS\Urban Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 02\TOP 20 CHARTS\Latin Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 02\TOP 20 CHARTS\Rock Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 02\TOP 20 CHARTS\DanceClub
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 03\TOP 20 CHARTS\Mainstream Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 03\TOP 20 CHARTS\Country Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 03\TOP 20 CHARTS\Urban Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 03\TOP 20 CHARTS\Latin Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 03\TOP 20 CHARTS\Rock Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 03\TOP 20 CHARTS\DanceClub
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 04\TOP 20 CHARTS\Mainstream Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 04\TOP 20 CHARTS\Country Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 04\TOP 20 CHARTS\Urban Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 04\TOP 20 CHARTS\Latin Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 04\TOP 20 CHARTS\Rock Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 04\TOP 20 CHARTS\DanceClub
...
...

I have tried doing what I'm looking to do by adding the "YYYY - MM" folders to AR and telling it to add the subfolders. I've also done a Windows Explorer search for "SPECIALTY RELEASES kind:=folder", bringing up the folders I wanted to rename, and dragging/dropping them into AR saying to add the root folders. I've attempted a couple of ways, but regardless, when I do this, I get the dreaded "Error 101."

If these "SPECIALTY RELEASES" subfolders in each of their respective containing folders was renamed, it would cause no renaming conflicts. And, yes, I can rename folders directly in Windows Explorer, so it's not a write protection issue.

I've struggled with this before, and I don't really know why this utility is unable to handle this task. Can anyone provide some insight as to what the issue might be? I'm honestly scratching my head.

Thanks.


17/09-17 02:13 - edited 17/09-17 02:17
#2 : 06/10-17 16:43
Ricky
Ricky
Posts: 4
Reply to #1:
I am having the same issue renaming folders and sub folders.

Seems there is no responds from Kim Jensen on this issue.


06/10-17 16:43