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    How to remove end of the file name if the end varies?


    HiI need to remove part of the file name from multiple files. File name extensions vary as does the text I want to get rid of. So is there a PowerShell script that can for example remove everything between " - " and "."?Example of what I'm afterHow to remove end of the file name if the end varies? :Demo - 200704270834.jpg -> Demo.jpgMe - 202009132016.jpg -> Me.jpgRent - 20220723.txt -> Rent.txtVolkswagen - damage.201808151619.png -> Volkswagen.pngI did found out that PowerRename can do this, but I don't understand how it could work for me, if at all:foo[\s\S]*barMatch everything between and including "foo" and "bar"

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