Remove numbers from middle of filename

Question

I have 400 tif files with names similar to:

• 121941_006419_INDUNC.tif
• 121948_007193_DRILLG.tif
• 121950_007321_INDUNC.tif

that I need to have an underscore and 6 random numbers removed to look like:

• 121941_INDUNC.tif
• 121948_DRILLG.tif
• 121950_INDUNC.tif

I have searched and the only solutions I have found involve downloading software which my company does not permit.

Is there a way to use a batch file to remove those seven characters from these files?

Answer 1

Since you are using the powershell tag, here a powershell solution:

Use the Get-ChildItem cmdlet to retrieve your files filtered by .tif and rename them using the Rename-Item cmdlet with a simple regex replace:

Get-ChildItem -Path c:\tmp -Filter '*.tif' | 
   Rename-Item -NewName { $_.Name -replace '_\d+' }