I'm after a batch file

no_1_dave · 5 May 2010 at 18:54

Is there a way of making a batch file that when ran it takes all my .avi files from inside their folders & places outside their folders?

eg: All my movies are in separate folders in my movies folder. I want to move all my movies into the movies folder without their own individual folders. I have over 800 so it would be a mammoth task :cool:

Beans on toast Dave · 5 May 2010 at 18:57

would be intrested in this also

LizardKing · 5 May 2010 at 19:57

You can use windows search to locate all your *.avi's, then simple copy and paste them into the folder you want.

bledd · 5 May 2010 at 20:08

LizardKing said:
You can use windows search to locate all your *.avi's, then simple copy and paste them into the folder you want.

Was about to say this, but cut, don't copy

Yetiii · 5 May 2010 at 20:25

It will be very messy in one big folder. Once it is done, you will not be able to easily copy the files back.

Out of interest, why do you want them in the one folder?

no_1_dave · 5 May 2010 at 20:34

My TV (in sig) can play them direct from HDD because I went into the service menu & changed it from 550 to 650. I have a 1TB WD portable passport drive.
I was thinking it makes it quicker then opening the folder then running the video. It doesnt make a huge difference...

SiriusB · 5 May 2010 at 21:00

@ Yetiii: Very messy in one big folder? How would 800 individual folders be any tidier than 800 individual files? :/

@ OP: It is an extra click, so it's really down to how much that extra click annoys you lol.

cavemanoc · 5 May 2010 at 21:28

With individual folders you can import all of the metadata and organise it nicely for Media Centre or similar use - not sure you can do that in a single large folder?

no_1_dave · 5 May 2010 at 22:17

cavemanoc said:
With individual folders you can import all of the metadata and organise it nicely for Media Centre or similar use - not sure you can do that in a single large folder?

I have this already on my PC.
My TV wont display metadata...

bledd · 6 May 2010 at 12:49

I don't understand why these metadata apps need one file per folder..

can't they just use movename.xml and moviename.jpg so you keep them all in one folder?

PistolPete · 6 May 2010 at 14:50

bledd. said:
I don't understand why these metadata apps need one file per folder..

can't they just use movename.xml and moviename.jpg so you keep them all in one folder?

And have Media Centre working easily like most 3rd party Media Centre type apps already do?? lol

SiriusB · 6 May 2010 at 15:25

Bah who needs metadata on a movie? IMDB if you wanna know all the details!

Guest2 · 6 May 2010 at 16:50

LizardKing said:
You can use windows search to locate all your *.avi's, then simple copy and paste them into the folder you want.

this

anything I don't mind · 6 May 2010 at 17:26

use total commander for this.

ctrl + b keyboard shortcut will show all files inside the select folder + sub folders, very handy when extracting a multiple-multiple rar archives. select the folder, use ctrl+b then select the first rar of each set and do unpack and its done.

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