batch file for hidden folders

Damien360 · 19-01-2014 02:39PM #1

I am trying to rename a couple of folders with a batch file and I have no problems once it is not a hidden file, using the ren command.

But when I try rename a mods folder in the .minecraft folder, it will not work. It does not appear to like the .minecraft location or name. I need to do this to allow the young lad switch easily between forge versions of minecraft as the mods are particular to the version.

I have the mods folder and a mods_162 etc. I try rename mods to mods_164 and the other one back to mods so he can run version 162 of forge without crashing etc. and then a second bat file to reverse the above.

Is there a workaround I can use to deal with the .minecraft folder name and hidden folder renaming. Folder is stored in appdata under users.

Gadgetman496 · 20-01-2014 12:45AM

Try this

attrib filename.xxx -r -h -s

ren filename.xxx filename.yyy

attrib filename.yyy +r +h +s

Damien360 · 20-01-2014 09:23PM

thanks, I will try it tomorrow

Spear · 20-01-2014 09:42PM

I'm not seeing any Net&Comms aspect to this, so moved to Windows.

Damien360 · 21-01-2014 09:12PM

That did not work. I am trying to rename folders rather than the files contained within themselves.

Located in this address. Note the use of "." in front of minecraft and folder name is mods.

C:\Users\D\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft\mods

horgan_p · 21-01-2014 09:31PM

Damien360 wrote: »

That did not work. I am trying to rename folders rather than the files contained within themselves.

Located in this address. Note the use of "." in front of minecraft and folder name is mods.

C:\Users\D\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft\mods

Get total commander. Norton used to do a product ( disk tree I think showing my age) that did such a thing circa 1995.

Edit : it was xtree and it was part of norton disk doctor.

Capt'n Midnight · 21-01-2014 11:44PM

Don't forget you can't rename a folder if any files are open

batch file for hidden folders

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