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I have over 100 folders with names I would like to change. I have all the current and desired folder names in a txt file, with current name first and the desired name second, seperated by a space; e.g. EUO159815 1_BG_TL.

Is there an script or a good way to do this?

Many thanks in advance, Chris

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    Yes. You could write a script to do this. I would suggest using powershell but batch would work as well. This site however is not a code writing service.
    – EBGreen
    Jun 7, 2018 at 16:45
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    – DavidPostill ♦
    Jun 7, 2018 at 20:30
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    @Kenji unfortunately proposing an answer as an edit won't go through; so your python script, though well-intentioned may not be seen. What would be better is an edit that would bring the question back into an openable state, so that you can post your answer
    – bertieb
    Jun 7, 2018 at 22:22
  • @EBGreen I wasnt intending for anyone to write a script for me. Maybe I should have written "batch renaming tool" instead of "script", my apologies. As it is I got what I needed, many thanks, Chris
    – Chris W
    Jun 8, 2018 at 9:00

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You can use Advanced Renamer and it's List Method mentioned here: https://www.advancedrenamer.com/user_guide/method_list

List method

This is a very simple method. There are no fancy features in this method. To use it, you have to type in the new filename of every file in the list or load the new names from some external source.

You can use the Load List and Save List buttons to load and save lists of filenames. You can load a file that contains a previous Advanced Renamer file list (a list saved by List -> Save List), but you cannot load that list with List -> Load List.

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    Jun 7, 2018 at 20:33
  • Done @DavidPostill and thanks for the warm welcome. :)
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