How do I rename mixed JPG and MOV files into one numerical sequence


  1. Posts : 1
    Windows 10
       #1

    How do I rename mixed JPG and MOV files into one numerical sequence


    I have several folders of mixed photos and videos. Currently they’re manually sorted as I want them, in the order of their creation regardless of filetype (IMG or MOV). If I sort them temporarily on another column (e.g. Comments or Tags) then I have no way of returning to the current sort because IMG and MOV files don’t share a common creation date metadata field, and some files have no date metadata at all. I want to batch rename them so that the current sorting can be recovered by sorting on name. Unfortunately, when I do a batch rename in File Explorer it renames the files sequentially within each filetype, for example a very small selection of my current files might look like this (the numbers in square brackets aren’t part of the name, they’re to show how the order changes):

    IMG_6345.JPG [1]
    IMG_6347.JPG [2]
    IMG_4213.MOV [3]
    IMG_4004.MOV [4]
    IMG_6221.JPG [5]

    I selected those five files, right clicked the top one, selected Rename and typed “2018-08-07 iPhone” expecting them to be renamed as follows, retaining their existing positions in the list:

    2018-08-07 iPhone (1).JPG [1]
    2018-08-07 iPhone (2).JPG [2]
    2018-08-07 iPhone (3).MOV [3]
    2018-08-07 iPhone (4).MOV [4]
    2018-08-07 iPhone (5).JPG [5]

    But the files were renamed and numbered by type, so what I got back was:

    2018-08-07 iPhone (1).JPG [1]
    2018-08-07 iPhone (2).JPG [2]
    2018-08-07 iPhone (3).JPG [5]
    2018-08-07 iPhone (1).MOV [3]
    2018-08-07 iPhone (2).MOV [4]

    When I then sorted by Name I got:

    2018-08-07 iPhone (1).JPG [1]
    2018-08-07 iPhone (1).MOV [3]
    2018-08-07 iPhone (2).JPG [2]
    2018-08-07 iPhone (2).MOV [4]
    2018-08-07 iPhone (3).JPG [5]

    Is there any way to rename the files sequentially without the file extension modifying the process?
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  2. Posts : 706
    W10
       #2

    try "Advanced Renamer".
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  3. Posts : 4,224
    Windows 10
       #3

    Indeed Advanced Renamer is a good tool. Find the download link at Advanced Renamer - Download.
    HTH,
    --Ed--
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