Method: Substring

Sort files into directories named after a segment of the file's name.

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    • The component(s) of the file's path, name, and extension that should be used during the substring check.

    • Path, FileName, Extension

      • The full path, filename, and extension of the file.

    • Path, FileName

      • The path and filename, excluding file extension.

    • Path

      • The path, excluding filename and extension.

    • FileName, Extension

      • The filename, including extension.

    • FileName

      • The name, excluding path and extension.

    • Extension

      • The extension (including leading full-stop), excluding path and name.

  • Start Position

    • The position to start capturing from.

  • Length

    • How many characters to capture. A value of 0 (zero) will capture the entire filename, depending on the Capture Mode.

  • Ignore Any Captured Spaces

    • Spaces will be stripped from the filename before the substring checking.

  • Examples

    • These examples help to visualise the type of results you'll get from the current settings. Click on any of the blue links on the left (of the green arrow) to set your own example paths and filenames.