microsoft/PowerToys

[PowerRename] Log to a file old and new filename

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#6,283 opened on Sep 2, 2020

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Help WantedIdea-EnhancementProduct-PowerRename

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Description

📝 The Renaming tool is quite powerful but lacks a log-entry

A nice addition would be just a simple txt-file as a log so that one can use the tool for blinding e.g. filenames for a scientific experiment quickly and simply open a created log-file that tells the old and new name.

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Research direction
Investigate the PowerRename module to understand the rename process, then implement a file logger that records old and new filenames.
Tech stack
csharp
Domain
desktoptooling
Issue type
Feature
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3
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Half day
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Active
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Clear
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C#Git
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70