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It's A Digital Disease!

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The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Haunting_Meal_3157 on 2025-07-02 06:22:38.

I have around 12k files downloaded with yt-dlp that need renaming because I missed out on adding the upload date in the filename. I have the .json file together with the downloaded video file. Here's an example of what I want to accomplish

Filename Example Old: "Funniest 5 Second Video Ever! [YKsQJVzr3a8].mkv" Desired New Filename: "2010-01-16 Funniest 5 Second Video Ever! [YKsQJVzr3a8].mkv"

Additional Files available: "Funniest 5 Second Video Ever! [YKsQJVzr3a8].info.json" containing all necessary metadata like display_id, upload_date, fulltitle.

I've read that this can be accomplished with scripts, but please consider that I have no knowledge in coding or how to use stuff like bash, jq which I read about, so I can't write it myself. What do I need to do to accomplish this renaming process.

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