Windows Batch file to rename a file by removing a specific text from the filename and then move the file to selected folder. Place the script inside the same folder where the files to be renamed are stored. The script will ask you the folder name to move files after rename (it will create the folder if does not exist), the text to be removed fro…

RenameAndRelocate.bat

@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion

:: Prompt user for the folder name
set /p foldername="Enter the folder name to save files to: "
if not exist "%foldername%" mkdir "%foldername%"

:: Prompt user for the string to remove from filenames
set /p removestring="Enter the string to remove from filenames (e.g., sigma-): "

:: Prompt user for the file extension
set /p extension="Enter the file extension (e.g., png): "

:: Prompt user to choose between copy or move
set /p action="Do you want to COPY or MOVE the files? (copy/move): "
if /i "%action%" neq "copy" if /i "%action%" neq "move" (
    echo Invalid choice. Please enter either "copy" or "move".
    pause
    exit /b
)

:: Loop through all files with the specified extension and rename/copy or move them
for %%F in (*%removestring%*.%extension%) do (
    set "filename=%%~nxF"
    set "newname=!filename:%removestring%=!"
    if /i "%action%"=="copy" (
        copy "%%F" "%foldername%\!newname!" >nul
    ) else (
        move "%%F" "%foldername%\!newname!" >nul
    )
)

echo Files %action%ed and renamed successfully.
pause