On my camera I decided to split the pictures I took into folders based on the
country I was in at the time. Now that I want to put the pics on my
computer, I find that due to using more than one memory card for a particular
country, I have more than one folder labeled 'PERU' and each folder has named
the pictures starting from 1 again, so when I combine all of the Peru pics
onto my computer, it wont let me because I have two files with the same name.
How can I get around this without having to rename all my pics manually.

Batstar wrote:
On my camera I decided to split the pictures I took into folders
based on the country I was in at the time. Now that I want to put
the pics on my computer, I find that due to using more than one
memory card for a particular country, I have more than one folder
labeled 'PERU' and each folder has named the pictures starting from 1
again, so when I combine all of the Peru pics onto my computer, it
wont let me because I have two files with the same name. How can I
get around this without having to rename all my pics manually.
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Duplicate file names cannot exist in the
same folder...the new file will overwrite
(replace) the old one.

If you do not wish to rename your pictures...
try saving the new files in a different folder.

The following article explains how to rename
your files in a batch:

How to Rename Multiple or A
Series of Files in Windows Vista
http://tinyurl.com/5z52pb
or...
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/0...windows-vista/

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John Inzer

When you copy the files using Windows Explorer, you should get a message
about the file already exists, and you should get the options to:
Copy and Replace,
Don't copy,
Copy, but keep both files

select the last, and you should end up with
file.ext
file(2).ext



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"Batstar" wrote in message
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On my camera I decided to split the pictures I took into folders based on
the
country I was in at the time. Now that I want to put the pics on my
computer, I find that due to using more than one memory card for a
particular
country, I have more than one folder labeled 'PERU' and each folder has
named
the pictures starting from 1 again, so when I combine all of the Peru pics
onto my computer, it wont let me because I have two files with the same
name.
How can I get around this without having to rename all my pics manually.

Thank you John.

Your reply has solved my problem. I had no idea I could rename multiple
files like that. You have really made my day.

Batstar.

"John Inzer" wrote:

Batstar wrote:
On my camera I decided to split the pictures I took into folders
based on the country I was in at the time. Now that I want to put
the pics on my computer, I find that due to using more than one
memory card for a particular country, I have more than one folder
labeled 'PERU' and each folder has named the pictures starting from 1
again, so when I combine all of the Peru pics onto my computer, it
wont let me because I have two files with the same name. How can I
get around this without having to rename all my pics manually.
================================
Duplicate file names cannot exist in the
same folder...the new file will overwrite
(replace) the old one.

If you do not wish to rename your pictures...
try saving the new files in a different folder.

The following article explains how to rename
your files in a batch:

How to Rename Multiple or A
Series of Files in Windows Vista
http://tinyurl.com/5z52pb
or...
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/0...windows-vista/

--

John Inzer

Batstar wrote:
Thank you John.

Your reply has solved my problem. I had no idea I could rename
multiple files like that. You have really made my day.

Batstar.
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You're welcome.

Thanks for the update.

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John Inzer