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Hi

Often we have a list of files that are supposed to be converted to another format.
For example-
1. Source file to object file (coding)
2. word/text file to pdf file
3. mp4 file to mp3 file (extracting audio from a video)
4. ogg to mp3 (format conversion).

As a result of such conversion, we get pairs of files, which have the same name but different extensions.

In some of these cases, we may modify the source file after we have already converted it.
That means the earlier converted file is no longer valid: We need to convert the file again and overwrite the converted file.

How do we find such files that are either-
(a) not converted yet, and
(b) to be converted again (because the source file was modified after the previous conversion)

What are the steps?

Perhaps you can try the file container tabs, you can copy the files there, it is possible to rename the files, it's something like virtual files, shortcuts.

The FC file container brings all the files in one place. But since in my case all the files are already in the same folder, I do not need to use a container.
In other words, placing all files in a single place is not the issue.

The core issue is, what are the steps to find the files that are NOT converted (or were modified after they were converted previously).

The synchronize command comes very close, but it cannot serve the exact function I need:

I want to find pairs of files where all the three conditions are met:
(a) the base names match
(b) the extensions are different.
(c) the source file (with extension#1) is newer than the converted file (with extension#2).