Strip numbers folder names

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Strip numbers folder names Sat Aug 22, 2026 10:08 am • by LeDoc
I'm struggling to create a rule to strip numbers (followed by a space) from the start of a folder name, leaving the rest of the name intact.
Selecting the folders is easy, but the latter part is a struggle.
Advice please!
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Re: Strip numbers folder names Mon Aug 24, 2026 10:00 am • by Mr_Noodle
Look up match patterns in the manual. Using those, you can set up a pattern with a custom attribute followed by a space and a number token. The custom attribute would be grabbing all the text that you want to keep, basically. You can then use that custom attribute in a Rename action.
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Re: Strip numbers folder names Mon Aug 24, 2026 12:23 pm • by LeDoc
Many thanks. Works well.
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