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(This page describes the Create Duplicate Files
routine in detail. For an introduction to making
duplicates and a quick start guide see
Duplicating Files, Folders & Trees - Quick Start.
The Duplicate Command Center
When you duplicate files and folders the following
dialog will appear allowing you to specify how the
duplicate files will be named. The choices you make
here - just like almost all Dialogs in FileBoss -
will be saved even when FileBoss is closed.
When you are making your selections keep an eye on
the box under Sample for: "FileBossIsGreat.txt" as
it will give you an idea as to how the names will be
transformed for the new files.
Duplicating Files (click image for full size)
Pattern for new names
The pattern will be included in the names of
the duplicated files, inserted at the position indicated by the Insert Where selection below.
If a question mark (?) is included it
will be replaced with an incremental number ensuring a unique name.
FileBoss does not require that the ?
be included (though you will get a warning if it is not) but it is
usually best to have one to ensure unique names.
Specifying where the pattern will be
inserted in the names
Mutually exclusive options that determine
where the pattern for the new name will be inserted in the old name.
Select one and then look at the sample near the bottom of the dialog
to check if this is the way you want the duplicated files named.
Adding Sequential numbers to filenames
How to Setup Sequential numbering
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Insert the \? meta flag in the New
Name field where you want the sequential number to appear. Use
the \? meta flag only once.
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Set the number of digits you want
displayed. E.g. setting it to 3 will insert 001, 002, 003, etc
where the \? meta flag is.
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Set the Start A: number. While this will
normally be '1' you might want to set it to another number if
some files have already been renamed with this routine.
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Check the Sample at the bottom of the
screen to see how the sequential numbers will fit into the name
along with any other formats you have chosen.
Num. of Digits
1 to 6, pads the
number with leading zeros to get the desired number of digits. This
is a good option so that the files will be sorted correctly when
displayed in FileBoss Windows Explorer and various programs' File
Open Dialogs.
Start At
1 on up to highest
number allowed by the number of digits you have specified.
Examples
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Long
Beach #\?.jpeg (Digits set to 3 and Start At set to 1)
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Long
Beach #001.jpeg, Long Beach #002.jpeg, Long Beach #003.jpeg
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\?
Long Beach.jpeg (Digits set to 2 and Start At set to 10)
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10
Long Beach.jpeg, 11 Long Beach.jpeg, 12 Long Beach.jpeg
Duplicating only the folders not their
contents
When checked only the folders (and sub-folders) will be copied,
duplicating the folder structure of the selected folders.
This option will be disabled if not folders have been selected. If
both folders and files have been selected it will be applied to the
selected folders and the selected files will be copied normally (in
other words selecting this option will not prevent selected files
from being duplicated).
Sample Filename
Displays a sample name with the settings you
have chosen.
Every time you change a setting the sample
will change
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