Move files using a File Name list

Hello,

I got a Day folder with 600-800 continuos 1min AVI camera video clips named like 10-27.avi, 10-28.avi etc by the hour and minute. I run a small analysis tool on that folder to compile a subset list of 10-15% clips with detected motion, saved into MotionClips.txt with each file name on a separate line. How to setup Advanced Renamer to move the files with names matching these listed in the MotionClips.txt from the Day to Motion folder, and the rest of video clips to Recycle bin?

Alternatively, the program can only move to Recycle bin the files with names not matching any file name in MotionClips.txt, if that process is faster.

Reply to #1:
Hello,
Change the extension of your text file to CSV to get MotionClips.csv and import the listed files using the Import -> Files from CSV command. In the import window you have to insert the base folder of your files, I think it is the path of the Day folder, and then you have to press the Import button.

Select "Move" in the Batch mode field and enter the path of the Motion folder in the Destination field. Press Start Batch to move the files listed in the CSV file to the Motion folder.
Since Advanced Renamer is not a file manager, you can delete the unmoved files manually.

Regards from Italy :)

Reply to #2:
Done! Thank you Styb! :)

Other suggestions are welcome with more automation, as this is a daily task for me.

Advanced Renamer is surprisingly convenient for some file managing tasks. I use it anyway to rename and move video clips from multiple Hour folders to a common Day folder before they are batch analyzed for motion.

Btw, what File Manager can do a similar file separation task using a FileNamesList.txt, and how?

Reply to #3:

Hi guys,

As Styb previously pointed out to me, you can use the "Tools/Command line" button to set up a batch file that will automatically run the ARen batch file. Add a line after the batch to delete everything in the Day folder and this part of your job can be done with a single double-click on the batch file. Or use Windows scheduler to run it the same time every day. :)

EDIT: See the support tab above for help with the tools/command line thingie.

Best,
DF