Truncate
Truncate removes a specified number of characters from the beginning or end of filenames. It is a fast way to strip unwanted prefixes, suffixes, or extra characters that clutter your file names.
How It Works
- Select one or more files in Windows Explorer.
- Right-click and choose FilerFrog → Rename → Truncate.
- Enter the number of characters to remove.
- Choose whether to remove characters from the beginning or end of the filename.
- Click OK to apply.
Example: You have a file named
01-Song1.mp3. Set the truncation to remove 3 characters from the beginning. The file is renamed to Song1.mp3 (the 01- prefix is removed).
Options
- From beginning — Removes characters starting from the first character of the filename.
- From end — Removes characters from the end of the filename (before the extension).
- Include extension — When enabled, the extension is treated as part of the filename during truncation. When disabled (the default), only the name portion is affected and the extension is preserved as-is.
Example (from end): A file named
Report_DRAFT.docx with 6 characters truncated from the end becomes Report.docx (the _DRAFT suffix is removed).
Tip: Truncate is especially handy when dealing with files exported from tools that prepend or append codes, timestamps, or tracking numbers to filenames.
Scenario
You ripped tracks from a CD and each filename starts with a track number like 01-, 02-, etc. Select all the files, set truncation to 3 characters from the beginning, and the track number prefixes are stripped from every file in one step.
Keep First N Characters
Switch to Keep first characters mode to keep only the first N characters of each filename, removing everything after.
Example: "VeryLongDocumentName.pdf" with Keep first 8 → "VeryLong.pdf"