Software: Bulk File Renamer

Kevin says on May 15th, 2007 at 12:33 pm

Why go through all of the hassle to install this software on Windows XP when Windows Explorer will already do this very simply and effectively?

If you have all of the files you wish to rename in a single folder you can select all then right click on any file and choose to rename. It will look like you are only changing the name on a single file until you hit enter then all of your files are renamed sequentially. I know from experience this works on .jpg and .mp3 files, so I don’t see why it wouldn’t work for video files also.

Hope this helps

Craig Childs says on May 15th, 2007 at 1:16 pm

huh. i just tried that.
it works pretty well. it helps to name the first file with a (1) in the name. otherwise it appears to fall out of the sequence.

thanks for the tip, kevin!

Dan Russell says on May 15th, 2007 at 2:14 pm

Try a utility called RenameFiles ( http://it-falke.com/software/r.....wnload.php ).

I’ve been using it for years, and it’s just a no-install, portable exe.

Jaan says on May 15th, 2007 at 5:16 pm

Can this rename the file extensions as well?

mark++ says on May 15th, 2007 at 5:22 pm

C:\temp\lifehack >dir /b
one.foo
two.foo

C:\temp\lifehack >rename *.foo *.bar

C:\temp\lifehack >dir /b
one.bar
two.bar

Ravi Udeshi says on May 15th, 2007 at 6:52 pm

I use a program called “The Rename Program” personally. It looks like its developers, a company called Nerd Generation (http://www.nerdgeneration.com), no longer exist, so I can’t find a link for you.

You can, however, read a short review here: http://joeminarik.com/node/119 . As you can see, it runs on its own (no install needed) and is *very* flexible (I usually use it for renaming TV episodes too, although you can use it for anything). And no hurt in trying it since it doesnt install anything, right?

If you can’t find this freeware via Google, send me an email and I’ll send you the attachment (rename ATsign raviudeshi dot.com). G’luck y’all!

Andreas says on May 15th, 2007 at 7:47 pm

An alternative (without the install hassles) is RenameMaster (http://www.joejoesoft.com/). It can do the hole lot – insert, replace, add numbering, change extensions.

Andreas says on May 15th, 2007 at 7:48 pm

Oops, that should be “whole lot” not “hole lot”!

Michael A. Vickers says on May 15th, 2007 at 10:30 pm

I’ve used A.F.5. Rename Your Files for a couple years now and love it. Free and offers different options for how you want to rename your files.

Daniel Kim says on May 16th, 2007 at 6:35 am

Mark++ demonstrates how useful some command line knowledge can be. I am sometimes surprised by seeing specialized software utilities that do very simple things like this.

Many times, a simple batch file, multi-select or holding down the Shift or Alt key can work wonders.

Rob O. says on May 18th, 2007 at 2:56 am

1-4a Rename is an excellent freeware utility makes light work of renaming large collections of files. Great for series of digital camera photos or MP3 music files. No installation or .NET Framework required!

Robert says on May 23rd, 2007 at 4:00 pm

I use http://www.bulkrenameutility.co.uk for renaming my digital pictures.

Timmy says on June 26th, 2007 at 4:02 am

I use Quick File Rename, it’s not free but is really ridiculously powerful, no .Net nonsense required, you can even tag MP3, Ogg Vorbis and MPC. Also it looks damn good too!

razvan m says on July 5th, 2007 at 9:12 am

total commander. magic tool :)