Any option to change Windows XP default Copy Here naming from "Copy of {name}.{ext}" to "{name}.{ext}.copy"

Question

Is there an option or tool that will allow me to change the default naming convention for files copied into the same directory in Windows (XP) and above.

e.g. from: Copy of {name}.{ext} to: {name}.{ext}.copy

Currently:

original_file.php
Copy of original_file.php

Desired:

original_file.php
original_file.php.copy

This would make finding/working with duplicated files much easier (they auto-sort together) and the filetype (by extension) changes thus it can't accidentally "break" something (e.g. if it were a *.java file, upon compiling I would get errors)

Answer 1

If I understand right, you want to create duplicates of the files in the same directory. I created a .cmd file to do this via the "Send To" menu. If a name.ext.copy file already exists, it will create:

• name.ext.copy2
• name.ext.copy3
• etc...

To install

1. Go to the Start > Run... menu and type "sendto" or "shell:sendto".
2. In the window that pops up, create a new text file.
3. Open the new file in Notepad.
4. Paste in the text below.
5. Rename the text file to "Copy of.cmd" (with the quotes).

To use

1. Select one or a group of files.
2. Right-click on the file(s).
3. Select the Send To... > Copy of.cmd option.

Copy of.cmd

for %%f in (%*) do call :try_copy %%f
goto :eof

:try_copy
if not exist "%~1.copy%2" goto :copy
call :try_next %1 %2
goto :eof

:copy
copy %1 "%~1.copy%2"
goto :eof

:try_next
if "%2" == "" ( set _next=2 ) else ( set /a _next=%2 + 1 )
call :try_copy %1 %_next%
goto :eof

Answer 2

So I've solved that:

for %%f in (%*) do call :try_copy %%f
goto :eof

:try_copy
if not exist "%~d1%~p1%~n1{copy%2}%~x1" goto :copy
call :try_next %1 %2
goto :eof
:copy
if "%2" == "" call :try_next %1 %2
copy %1 "%~d1%~p1%~n1{copy%2}%~x1"
exit

:try_next
set /a _next=%2 + 1
call :try_copy %1 %_next%
goto :eof

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I would guess the path problem you posted stems from how you made the contextmenu entry, because I do not have that problem.

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\AllF01]
 @="C&@py"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\AllF01\command]
 @="C:\\AEdNs\\nCodIP\\nCodIU\\Copy.cmd \"%1\""

I do not use MS Windows Explorer. I use various portable/freeware file managers.

All (but one) had the problem that the original script would copy the file to root "install" directory of the freeware file manager, so I added %~d1%~p1 which puts the drive\path of the original file on the output file ...

I tweaked the code in various ways for various reasons and to launch the code on any selected file(s) via the XP context menu not SendTo.