
> New file name example: 'This is my Document'. > In the search text enter '>' and in the replacement text enter 'Something before > something after'. > You can add characters to the beginning and/or end of the existing file name. So search text would be '>' and replacement text '>'.

> New file name example 1: 'My sample file 01'. > Original file name example 1: 'My sample file'. In the replacement text enter a combination of '>' and '>' (see below) depending on if you want to append/prepend. > In the search text enter '>' where 'XX' is the number sequence you wish to use (it can be more/less that 2 digits long). This can start at whatever number you choose. > Append/prepend a sequential number to the existing file name that will automatically increment as it loops through the files. > Original file name example: '.Backup.zip' > Instead of just replacing/removing the first character in the file name you can adjust every time it appears. > New file name example: 'This experiment belongs to Phil'.Ĥ) Replace / remove all character instances > Original file name example: 'This experiment belongs to _'. > You could both remove and replace them at the same time > You could replace these characters with others. > You could remove individual characters. 'Sample File 01', 'Sample File 02', etc.Ģ) General speed improvements during file rename process.ġ) Upgraded with additional option to replace/remove every time your character(s) appear in the file name:įor example you could replace '.Backup.zip' with '_Backup_zip'.Ģ) Updated '>' feature so no longer adds a space either side by default.ģ) YouTube Playlist to demo rename options: ġ) Upgraded to now handle special characters: - / \ ( ) * + ?. Works across My/Shared drives.ġ) Bug fixed where search string is left empty and runtime is reached, resulting in error message when click to resume renaming.ġ) Upgraded to now allow sequential numbers to be used when renaming files:Į.g. Along with options for handling special characters and append/prepend to the existing file name. You define exactly what you want to search for in the file name and the text to replace it with. The Batch Rename Files tool improves our work efficiency and allows us to avoid renaming files one by one.Bulk rename Google Drive™ files quickly and easily with this Add-on. For example, if we want to delete all the symbols and numbers of the selected files, just check both the “All Digits” and the “All Symbols” and click the “Rename.” In addition, we can also specify the contents of the filename to delete. Check the “Rename” so that the filenames are modified uniformly. Click the Replace Text, enter Expense in the Find Content and Income in the Replace With. Let's move to the new case, and now we need to replace the expense record table with the income record table in bulk.

How do we do if we want to replace a field in the filename with another field? Finally, click the Rename so that the file is renamed according to the set rules, in the form of sequence number + theme”.

Still, we can set the start number, interval, digits, and the insert position of the sequence number.Īfter that, we check the Save as Copy to set the storage location. Next, Click the “ Unified Name ,” where you can enter the theme name in the text box, such as sales records, lesson plans, and teaching slides.Ĭlick the “ Add number ” where we can add a sequence number to the filename. If we want to make minor changes to the order of files in the list, we can adjust them by dragging and dropping with the mouse, or we can click the icon above to arrange them in ascending or descending order. To take the most common example in life, if there are many files in this folder and we need to rename them in the form of “ sequence number + theme” uniformly, how should we do it?įirst, select the files in bulk and drag them to the left window. The tool provides four ways to meet different needs of file renaming. Today we introduce a good tool to you that can help you rename files quickly.Ĭlick the “ WPS Office ”> Apps> “ Batch Rename Files ” button, and the system will pop up the setting dialog box where you can add files on the left and establish the renaming rules on the right. Naming files of the same type in a regular way is good for organizing and keeping them. In the workplace, we often need to rename files.
