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How the renaming process works

When the Rename button is pressed, the following happens:

1. The marked files are renamed according to the Name and New Name columns (or Path and New Path if changes affect the full path) in the Files pane.
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• RenamedUnchanged: AThe new name was identical to the original, so no change was applied. The operation is still considered successful.
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• Failed: An error prevented the file from being renamed. See Failed renaming for common causes and how to resolve them.

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Undoing a rename

The most recent renaming operation can be reversed using Undo Renaming from the File menu, or by pressing Shift+Ctrl+Z. This restores the original filenames using the stored previous names, which are also visible in the Old Path column of the renamingFiles rulespane.

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Post-rename applicable.

Not renamed: A file that was unmarked (that is, was NOT marked for the current round of renaming).

Not renamed: A file name that caused error during renaming (e.g. invalid file name, name conflict, etc.)

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