FileCopyFilter: help me re-arrange my tunes?
February 23, 2006 5:53 PM Subscribe
FileCopyFilter: I need a COPY statement or looping BATCH file which will put my mind at ease. Well, actually, put my music where it belongs.
(This is Windows XP)
I have a series of files in directories that look like this:
c:\Music\[Band Name]\[Album Name]\LQ\*.mp3
c:\Music\[Band Name]\[Album Name]\MQ\*.mp3
"LQ" is the low quality version of the song, and "MQ" is the medium quality version of the song. So, the directory name is identical up to "LQ" or "MQ", and the files in both "LQ" and "MQ" have identical names.
I need to copy these files to a different drive, separating the directories entirely by quality. So, I want them moved to:
d:\Music\LQ\[Band Name]\[Album Name]\*.mp3 and
d:\Music\MQ\[Band Name]\[Album Name]\*.mp3
There are about 12,000 files to be copied.
I'm in a relative hurry (need to do this tonight). So, I don't want to dig all over the net for specialized file copying tools if I can avoid it, and I don't want to dig out my BATCH file documentation and start trial and erroring it.
If this can be done with a simple COPY command (using built in COPY) or a looping batch file, can one of you gurus please write it out for me? If so, thanks!
(This is Windows XP)
I have a series of files in directories that look like this:
c:\Music\[Band Name]\[Album Name]\LQ\*.mp3
c:\Music\[Band Name]\[Album Name]\MQ\*.mp3
"LQ" is the low quality version of the song, and "MQ" is the medium quality version of the song. So, the directory name is identical up to "LQ" or "MQ", and the files in both "LQ" and "MQ" have identical names.
I need to copy these files to a different drive, separating the directories entirely by quality. So, I want them moved to:
d:\Music\LQ\[Band Name]\[Album Name]\*.mp3 and
d:\Music\MQ\[Band Name]\[Album Name]\*.mp3
There are about 12,000 files to be copied.
I'm in a relative hurry (need to do this tonight). So, I don't want to dig all over the net for specialized file copying tools if I can avoid it, and I don't want to dig out my BATCH file documentation and start trial and erroring it.
If this can be done with a simple COPY command (using built in COPY) or a looping batch file, can one of you gurus please write it out for me? If so, thanks!
Do you use any sort of media management software? Why not make a Smart List for each quality setting, then rename the files according to a filename mask, shifting the LQ/MQ/etc up a couple of levels in the tree?
posted by meehawl at 5:59 PM on February 23, 2006
posted by meehawl at 5:59 PM on February 23, 2006
Response by poster: Thanks, CrayDrygu, I'll take a look at this tonight. Perhaps it's time for me to get re-acquainted with scripting again, anyway. It's been a long time.
posted by Dunwitty at 9:34 PM on February 23, 2006
posted by Dunwitty at 9:34 PM on February 23, 2006
Previous thread on music file rearranging:
http://ask.metafilter.com/mefi/32787
posted by Caviar at 6:09 AM on February 24, 2006
http://ask.metafilter.com/mefi/32787
posted by Caviar at 6:09 AM on February 24, 2006
Response by poster: Thanks again, CrayDrygu. The script works well, and it's easy to modify. I'll add collision detection today (had to postpone last night's copying - dinner went late, and included beer).
posted by Dunwitty at 3:23 PM on February 24, 2006
posted by Dunwitty at 3:23 PM on February 24, 2006
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posted by Dunwitty at 5:57 PM on February 23, 2006