Renaming Files and Folders
The Rename... command can be used to rename multiple items based on patterns and settings you specify. The following renaming strategies are available:
Primary renaming options
Replace string
Replace a given string with another string. |
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Delete string
Delete the specified string. |
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Append string
Append the the specified string to the end of every name. |
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Prepend string
Prepend the specified string to the beginning of every name. |
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Replace characters
Replace each character in the first string with the corresponding character in the second string. For example, If the string of characters to be replaced were " e" (first character is a space), and the string of replacement characters were "_z", the name "A file name with spaces" would become "A_filz_namz_with_spaczs". |
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Delete characters
Delete each character from the name. Deleting characters "ie" from "A file name with spaces" would yield "A fl nam wth spacs". |
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Tip: If your experience with computers goes back so far that you're a big fan of file names without vowels or spaces, the Delete characters option with the string "aeiou " is just what you've been looking for. |
Additional options
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The Replace string, Delete string, Replace characters, and Delete characters options can be further configured to act only on the first, last, or all occurrences of the string or characters to be replaced, and at the beginning, end, or anywhere in the name. |
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Replace characters can be configured to use the original case when replacing characters. For example, replacing "t" with "z" in "Too late for the pebbles" with this option would result in "Zoo laze for zhe pebbles". |
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Case sensitive - Only perform the replacement or deletion if the case matches that of the string or characters to be replaced. |
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Shorten names if needed - Shorten the new name if the changes make the it too long to be a valid name. Since the maximum allowable length is normally 255 characters, this option will have no effect in most situations. Without it, however, if the new name is too long, the attempt to rename the item will not succeed. The Use ellipsis option replaces any characters removed with an ellipsis "...". |
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Preserve extensions - If this option is used, any valid extension on the name is removed before performing the specified changes. The extension is then appended to the result. If the original extension is already present after the change, it is not appended. For example, if the change is to append ".jpg" to every name and the name already has the ".jpg" extension, it will only appear once in the final name. |
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There is an option to convert the final name to uppercase, lowercase, or capitalize it. Case changes are applied after all other changes, but before restoring the extension if the Preserve extensions option is selected. |
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The final option is to specify whether the changes should apply to files, folders, or both. |
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