FFXIV screenshot renamer

A script for mass-renaming Final Fantasy XIV screenshots to a more sortable format.

Old name	New name
ffxiv_ddMMyyyy_hhmmss_SSS.ext	ff_yyyyMMdd_hhmmss_SSS.ext
ffxiv_31072021_164028_968.png	ff_20210731_164028_968.png

Requirements

PowerShell

Setup

1. Install PowerShell (installed by default on Windows) (macOS) (Linux)
2. Copy the Rename-FFXIVScreenshots.ps1 script to the FFXIV screenshot folder.
3. (Optional) Copy the Rename-FFXIVScreenshotsBack.ps1 script to the FFXIV folder.

Usage (Windows)

Windows Explorer

1. Navigate to the FFXIV screenshot folder.
2. Right-click Rename-FFXIVScreenshots.ps1 and select "Run with PowerShell".
3. (Optional) Run Rename-FFXIVScreenshotsBack.ps1 to revert the rename.

Terminal

1. Open a terminal (e.g. PowerShell).
2. Navigate to the FFXIV screenshot folder and run the script:

cd C:\path\to\ffxiv_screenshots
.\Rename-FFXIVScreenshots.ps1

3. (Optional) Run Rename-FFXIVScreenshotsBack.ps1 to revert the rename.

Usage (macOS and Linux) (untested)

1. Open a terminal (e.g. PowerShell).
2. Navigate to the FFXIV screenshot folder and run the script:

cd /path/to/ffxiv_screenshots
pwsh ./Rename-FFXIVScreenshots.ps1

3. (Optional) Run Rename-FFXIVScreenshotsBack.ps1 to revert the rename.