Quick File Rename can remove brackets and other special characters for any file rename operation. Because regular expressions are used in all rename operations, a bracket MUST be preceded by a backslash i.e. \ character. To remove a left bracket, add the remove rule e.g. remove all occurence(s) of "\(" to remove left brackets. Likewise to remove all occurence(s) of right brackets, use "\)". Chances are if Quick File Rename is prompting you that the expression is incorrect, you may have a special character. Special characters for regular expressions include

• . (periods)
• ( ) (left and right brackets)
• ^
• $
• { } (curly braces)
• [ ] (square brackets)
• ?
• \ (backslash)
• * (asterisk)
• + (plus sign)

To remove a special character, simply add a backslash \ before the character, then add your rule. e.g. to Remove a period, use \.

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