#File rename utility mac how toįree on Setapp How to batch rename files on Macġ. Open a new Finder window, navigate to the first file you want to rename, and select it.Ģ. If the other files you want to rename are next to it in the Finder window, press Shift and click on them. Right-click or Ctrl-click on the selected files and choose Rename xx items from the contextual menu.Ĥ.Click the cog icon in the Finder window’s toolbar and choose Rename xx items, where ‘xx’ is the number of files you’ve selected or.With all the files to be renamed selected, do one of the following: If they are not all next to each other, use Command instead of Shift.ģ. From the menu at the top of the window that drops down, choose Replace Text, Add Text, or Format.ĥ. Fill in the boxes in the next window and choose the options you need from the menus.Īll the files you selected will be renamed according to the scheme you created when you made the selections in steps 4 and 5. If they don’t change in the way you expected, or you change your mind, press Command-Z to undo the process and give the files back their previous names. If you prefer to point and click instead of using keyboard shortcuts, choose Edit from the Finder’s menu bar and select Undo Rename.
If you need a combination of batch renaming and file organization, there’s a dedicated tool for that - Renamer. Apart from giving your files the new names, Renamer allows you to view live previews of the renamed files, organize songs by album/artist/title, cleverly number files, and even edit file extensions.
The above method is designed for renaming multiple files simultaneously.
Select the file in the Finder, then click and hold on the file name until it becomes editable.
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