I'm Lost Again

timlab55 said:

After I get to 10, I would like to have the counter go back to 1. How is this done?

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer]
"ScreenshotIndex"=dword:00000001

@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion

:: Set your screenshot folder path here
set "screenshotFolder=C:\Users\YourName\Pictures\Screenshots"

:: Count files starting with 'screenshot' and ending with .png
set count=0
for %%f in ("%screenshotFolder%\screenshot*.png") do (
set /a count+=1
)

:: If there are 10 or more, rename them
if %count% GEQ 10 (
echo More than 10 screenshots found. Renaming...

set letters=b c d e f g h i j k l
set i=0

for %%f in ("%screenshotFolder%\screenshot*.png") do (
for %%a in (!letters!) do (
if !i! LSS 10 (
ren "%%f" "screenshot1%%a.png"
set /a i+=1
goto :break_inner
)
)
:break_inner
)
)

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antspants said:

I just woke up. So I might be giving you a recepie for Cheesecake. But you could incorporate this tutorial into a script and schedule, maybe? Let me have 6 more coffees.

Reset Screenshot Index Counter in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to reset the screenshot index counter back to 1 for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. When you take a screenshot using the Windows :win: + Print Screen keyboard shortcut, the screenshot is saved into your C:\Users\(user-name)\Pictures\Screenshots folder...

www.elevenforum.com

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@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion

:: Set your screenshot folder path here
set "screenshotFolder=%USERPROFILE%\Pictures\Screenshots"

:: Count screenshots
set count=0
for %%f in ("%screenshotFolder%\screenshot*.png") do (
    set /a count+=1
)

:: If 10 or more screenshots exist, delete or rename them and reset index
if !count! GEQ 10 (
    echo Found !count! screenshots. Resetting...

    :: Optional: delete old screenshots
    del /q "%screenshotFolder%\screenshot*.png"

    :: Reset the ScreenshotIndex in registry to 1
    REG ADD "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer" /V ScreenshotIndex /T REG_DWORD /D 1 /F

    echo Screenshot index reset to 1.
) else (
    echo Only !count! screenshots found. No reset needed.
)

mecanicogolf said:

I'd like to have that recipe for Cheesecake though.

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