Rename Folder
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Note: The Actions Quick Reference provides a complete list of actions that you can print for easy reference.
What is the Rename Folder Action?
The Rename Folder Action renames one or more Windows folders.
Creating a Rename Folder Action
Select Files &
Folders Actions 
to expand the Action
list. Select the Rename Folder 
Action
from the Actions list to display the
Action Builder.
Both the Timing
and Error
settings for this action may be configured to
fine tune the how the Action will run.
Note: For more information about Timing and Error settings, read the Action Builder article.
Enter the Name
of the folder(s) to rename. Be sure to enter
the full folder path.
Note: When
entering the folder path , an asterisk (wildcard character) can be
used to select multiple folders. The following example selects
all the subfolders in the directory: "C:\MyFolder\*".
Enter a New Name
for the folder to be renamed. Do not include
the folder path, only the folder name. For example, rather than entering
"C:\NewFolderName",
you would enter the folder name only: "NewFolderName".
Note: When
renaming multiple folders simultaneously, the new folder name
you provide will be
used to rename all folders. to prevent a folder name conflict,
Nintex RPA
automatically increments the folder name. For example, if
the new desired folder name is "NewFolderName"
and 3 folders were selected to be renamed, the folders would be
given the following names: "NewFolderName_01",
"NewFolderName_02", "NewFolderName_3"
If the new folder name matches the name of an existing
folder in the directory, the Action will fail unless you check the Overwrite option 
.
This will instruct Nintex RPA
to replace the existing folders with the folder that is being renamed.
The Options
section 
allows you to further refine which folders
are selected. Enabling any of the these options will only include
folders with specific attributes. You have the ability to filter
folders by:
- Create date
- Equal to
- Newer than
- Newer than or equal to
- Older than
- Older than or equal to
- Last modified date
- Equal to
- Newer than
- Newer than or equal to
- Older than
- Older than or equal to
- Folder size
- Equal to
- Larger than
- Larger than or equal to
- Smaller than
- Smaller than or equal to
Additionally, you have the ability to filter by the Read-Only, Archive, Hidden, System, and Compressed attributes of the folder.
Optionally add Notes
to the Action to document any special instructions
or functionality. When the Run Switch
is set to Run, the action
will be executed after clicking OK.
Note: The run switch is set to Run by default. To create or modify this action without executing it, click the slider to change the option to Don't Run. For more information, see Action Builder.
Click the OK
button 
to
save the Action.