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#1 2026-04-03 10:11
- franklinger
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- Registered: 2009-05-09
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Adding a folder via shell extension also adds System32 folder
Hello
Renamer 7.9 adds unwanted Files via it's Shell-Extension.
The Following "bug" happens here:
Adding a Folder with the Shell-Extension when Renamer is not running = everything OK (only the Files of that Folder appear)
Removing the Files from within Renamer, but keep Renamer running and then adding the same Folder again with the Shell-Extension,
it adds the Files of that Folder + All the Files from the "%SystemRoot%\System32" Folder.
If Renamer gets started from "Any Folder" (e.g. from command line) and then you add "Any Other Folder" with the Shell-Extension
it adds the Files of the desired "Any Other Folder" + All the Files of "Any Folder" (from where Renamer gets started).
Tested with Windows XP ~ Server 2003 ~ Windows 7 (32bit & 64bit) ~ Windows 10 (32bit & 64bit) [although on the same Computer, but no VM]
greetings and Thanks for that Great Program
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#2 Today 12:17
- den4b
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- From: den4b.com
- Registered: 2006-04-06
- Posts: 3,530
Re: Adding a folder via shell extension also adds System32 folder
Thank you for reporting this issue.
It is caused by a faulty Inter-Process Communication (IPC) component which erroneously adds an empty path to ReNamer, in addition to the user selected folders. The empty path is interpreted as the current working directory.
In your case, your current working directory happens to be the System32 folder. In other cases, this could be ReNamer's folder.
We'll fix this right away. Stay tuned.
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