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Renaming Files and Folders in AEM Assets

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November 22, 2020
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Hi Experts,

I understand that there is a provision to rename Folders through 'Properties' but it doesn't actually change the node name when I observe in JCR and there is no provision to rename Assets. We are now trying to customize AEM to give users a provision to easily rename folders and files (assets) which also renames node names.

Renaming folders and files is a common use-case and wondering why Adobe haven't addressed this! Are there any under-the-hood technical issues that we are potentially overlooking in implementing this requirement ?

Thanks.

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Best answer by diksha_mishra

Rename operations isn't straight forward in AEM.

However, you can rename both node name and title by using Move operation, described here: https://helpx.adobe.com/experience-manager/how-to/move-rename-copy-assets.html

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Rename operations isn't straight forward in AEM.

However, you can rename both node name and title by using Move operation, described here: https://helpx.adobe.com/experience-manager/how-to/move-rename-copy-assets.html

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This does not explain how to rename a folder. Can anyone explain how to change a folder in in AEM?

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@bhroadking you need to use Move operation for folder rename as well. Select the folder> Move> Select new title, name, path where to move.

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Use AEM ACS COMMONS RENOVATOR.

https://adobe-consulting-services.github.io/acs-aem-commons/features/mcp-tools/renovator/index.html