Change Case filename

[jannii]

Hello,

is there a way to change cases in multiple filenames? Unfortunately I haven't found it. The Tag Tools have only influence on the tags or did I overlook an option? I made it with MP 3 Tag and Tagscanner, which is very easy there. But the changes are not recognized in MusicBee afterwards. After a rescan the same. Is there a better way directly in MusicBee?

Many thanks for your help in advance.

[ma_t14]

File names should optimally reflect what is already found in tags. That way you can ensure that everything is consistent.

I suggest you have a look at the Organize Files function found under Tools. Start out with a few songs to test how it works before using it for all your library.

[jannii]

Thank you very much for your quick answer.

I don't want to reorganize my folders. I would like to have the possibilities like in MP3 Tag or in Tagscanner. But if this is not possible or wanted, there should be a way that the changes, which were made with other programs, would be displayed correctly after rescanning the files. But maybe i've only made a mistake or overlooked an option?

[ma_t14]

You don't need to reorganize folders if you don't want to.  Uncheck the move to folder checkbox and in the naming template input something like the following

e.g.  <Album Artist> - <Title>

(by leaving out any backslashes "\" you are changing only the filename and the folder structure remains as is)

I would like to have the possibilities like in MP3 Tag or in Tagscanner. But if this is not possible or wanted, there should be a way that the changes, which were made with other programs, would be displayed correctly after rescanning the files. But maybe i've only made a mistake or overlooked an option?

You need to check the option "rescan files already in library" in the Rescan dialog.

You may also rescan individual files or a selection for changes through right-click>Send To> File Rescan

[jannii]

Thank you very much for your detailed explanation.

The only problem is, that the filename stays the same . Only if i delete one letter in the filename, it works fine. The capitalization is the problem.
Please try it with a filename like AVICII - LEVELS. I changed it with MP3 Tag to Avicii - Levels (correctly displayed in Windows Explorer). Rescan file.....the tags get updated, but the filename stays AVICII - LEVELS in MusicBee. It's the same problem with organize files :-( .

[psychoadept]

Yeah, I remember something Steven said about not changing cases for filenames.  It'd be nice if there were a way to do it.

[Pingaware]

It's a marginally annoying problem. I tend to get round it by appending 1 to the song name, hitting the rename button, then removing the 1 and hitting the rename button again. Not elegant but is quick and gets the job done.

[phred]

Wouldn't SEND TO \ FOLDER (COPY) \ COPY FILES TO ORGANIZED FOLDER accomplish the change of case for the file name?

[psychoadept]

Wouldn't SEND TO \ FOLDER (COPY) \ COPY FILES TO ORGANIZED FOLDER accomplish the change of case for the file name?

It might, although you'd be creating a duplicate rather than renaming the original file.

[phred]

Ahhh ... good point.  The OP -did- say s/he didn't want to reorganize.  Well, it's still a way to get it done.

[jannii]

@Pingaware:

If you want to change just one file, this is ok. But with multiple files this is no quick solution. MusicBee is such a great piece of software and I like it very much, but I think this is an important thing to improve MusicBee further. But I am no software developer and I don't know how difficult it is to change this.

[psychoadept]

I would support this as a wishlist request.

[Pingaware]

@Jannii:

Very true. I've luckily avoided having to do it in bulk for the most part.