Add date to folder name

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Hi,

I would like to add the date and time to folder name, for example:

FolderA in my document, I need to rename it as

FolderA 23-08-2021 12:37

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1. 'Get current date and time', retrieve Current date only
2. 'Convert datetime to text', Format to use = Standard, Standard format = Short date
3. 'Replace text': replace '/' with '-'
3. 'Rename folder'

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Yes, but this will completely the folder name, I want to keep the original name and add date and time to it.
Original name: Folder A
New name: Folder A 23-8-2021 12-45

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Hello @Ishaq,

Paste below code example to your PAD Flow Designer.

DateTime.Local DateTimeFormat: DateTime.DateTimeFormat.DateAndTime CurrentDateTime=> CurrentDateTime Text.FromCustomDateTime DateTime: CurrentDateTime CustomFormat: $'''dd-MM-yyyy HH-mm''' Result=> FormattedDateTime Folder.Rename Folder: $'''C:\\Users\\UserName\\Downloads\\Folder A''' NewName: $'''C:\\Users\\UserName\\Downloads\\Folder A %FormattedDateTime%''' RenamedFolder=> RenamedFolder

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So you have to retrieve the folder's name first. Use 'Get subfolders in folder' for example - this will give you a list of folders (%Folders%) from which you can select your folder (e.g. %Folders[0]%)
Then, in the 'Rename folder' action, just add the date to the original name. For example: %Folders[0]% - %Replaced% (where Replaced is the date after replacing '/' with '-')

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