Possible to strip the first 7 characters from a filename when moving?

[marklyn]

I have a folder where certain files are "dropped" occasionally and I have syncbackpro reguarly check and then move these files to a plex media folder; however the native names of these files start with 6 arbitrary numbers followed by an underscore and the rest of the real file name.
IE: 123456_So_Help_Me_Todd_ S02E03.mkv
Is there a way to strip off the first 7 characters when moving this file?
I just want the moved result file to be So_Help_Me_Todd_S02E03.mkv

[dorisguiterrez]

Yes, you can configure SyncBackPro to strip off the first 7 characters of the file name when moving files. Here are the steps:

• In your profile, select the "Move or rename files" action for the filter that matches those files.

• Click the "Rename Files" button.

• In the "Rename files to" section, check the "Rename using variables" box.

• For the "New file name", use this format:

{%SourceFileBase%}_{%SourceFileName%}

• Click "Insert Variable" and select "SourceFileBase" from the list.

• Click "Insert Variable" again and select "SourceFileName"

• This will take the file base (everything before the last dot) and file name/extension, without the first 7 characters.

• Click OK to save the rename settings.

Now when those files are moved, it will strip off the first 7 characters and just use the Base and File name parts in the new target file name.

[marklyn]

Thanks for your reply, but, I've got the profile open and cannot see the "Move or rename files" submenu anywhere. Here is a screen shot of the profile, hope that helps.

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