{"id":6752,"date":"2021-06-24T11:54:11","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T06:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/?p=6752"},"modified":"2025-06-22T20:01:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T14:31:19","slug":"use-regular-expression-to-automatically-organize-files-by-their-name-in-windows-using-copywhiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/use-regular-expression-to-automatically-organize-files-by-their-name-in-windows-using-copywhiz\/","title":{"rendered":"Use regular expression to automatically organize files by their name in Windows, using Copywhiz"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This is a post for all those who use regular expression for their daily file copy and organization tasks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Copywhiz?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Copywhiz<\/a> enhances your file-copy experience by letting you to have more flexibility &amp; control over the file copying and backup process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Copywhiz<\/a> makes file copying a breeze: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Copy only new or modified files<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Easily pick files by name, extension, folder etc from bunch of folders<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Automatically organize files based on file attributes and metadata<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Copy files to multiple folders\/computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Copy files from multiple folders and paste them at once<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sync files between source and destination<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pick files from multiple folders and compress in single .zip file<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Schedule file backups<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Verify copied files for data integrity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Retain security attributes of files &amp; folders (ownership\/user access)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\/Features\" target=\"_blank\">Several more hidden nuggets<\/a>&nbsp;designed to make your file-copy task easier.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You can configure <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\" target=\"_blank\">Copywhiz<\/a> for your file copy and backup tasks using regular expression. We have a short video that will show how to <em><strong>automatically organize files in separate folders based on the regular expression you specify<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Windows: Use regular expression to automatically organize files by their name, using Copywhiz\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MkkymEIXr5s?start=11&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Video Transcript:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For our video, we took a folder with various files named by employee name in the format of First name followed by last name.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We will now create a folder by the last name and place files in them accordingly using regular expression.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the files, right-click and add them to Copywhiz.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go to the destination folder, right-click and choose Copywhiz Paste Advanced.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Copywhiz main window will open. Click on the Advanced Settings button in there.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the Destination Tab, choose the option <strong>&#8216;Organize files inside folders based on name, type, date, etc.&#8217; <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the Organizer button.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Under the file property section, choose <strong>&#8216;File Name&#8217;<\/strong> and under the format section, choose <strong>&#8216;Regular Expression&#8217;<\/strong> from the drop down.<br><br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"529\" class=\"wp-image-8569 img-border\" style=\"width: 524px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2021\/06\/L.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2021\/06\/L.png 461w, https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2021\/06\/L-297x300.png 297w, https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2021\/06\/L-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/><br><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Type the expression <strong>^(?:\\w+ ){1}\\K\\w+<\/strong> which will select the second word in the file name. <br><br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"411\" class=\"wp-image-8571 img-border\" style=\"width: 524px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2021\/06\/M.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2021\/06\/M.png 473w, https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2021\/06\/M-300x235.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/><br><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on OK and Paste Now.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You will see the files pasted in separate folders based on the second name of the employee.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Organizing files is so easy with Copywhiz. The best part is, it is customizable based on the task you want to achieve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also&nbsp;<strong>schedule automatic file backups and take incremental backups using Copywhiz.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more about<\/a>&nbsp;Copywhiz. Download the free trial&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\/Download\">from here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For short tutorial videos,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\/Videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Check out this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Subscribe to our&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCULI5s6KJn-0iDIeqJRUWQA\/featured?view_as=subscriber\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube channel<\/a>&nbsp;for interesting videos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">other cool products<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have a good day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks for your time :) <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a post for all those who use regular expression for their daily file copy and organization tasks. You can configure Copywhiz for your file copy and backup tasks using regular expression. 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