Advanced Rename: Remove unicode characters from file names?

[Ralf_Reddings]

I am trying to remove unicode characters from a selected list of file names. My regEx is not so good. I tried

\P{Latin}

but the the

Latin

blocks seems to not have numbers and characters like

_

as part of it, then though this page says it does.

I am essentially looking for something that strips unicode characters and leaves valid window file name characters untouched.

In the below screenshot,

\P{Latin}

strips

1

,

3

,

_

etc from file names:


Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[void]

To search for filenames with non-ASCII characters:

case:regex:[^\x00-\x7f]



Please try the following advanced rename format:

Check match case.
Check Regular expressions.
Check Ignore extension.
Set the old format to:

[^\x00-\x7f]

set the new format to:
(empty)
Review the new filenames.
Click OK.

[hamid56]

dear David
i think it is better to set new format to - or _ because by leaving new format as blank may be produced some duplicate names.

[Ralf_Reddings]

Brilliant, that gives me exactly what I was trying to figure out, thank you!