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FileRenamer is used to change file names of items contained within a selected folder. There are several ways by which file names may be changed. One way is by using sequence numbers preceded with an optional string. Another way is by using find and replace rules for unwanted strings and characters. And still another way is to write your own name changer AppleScript that FileRenamer calls. The file extensions may be changed or left alone. Written in AppleScript Studio.
What's New
Version 1.03: Recursion has been added. Folder name change has been added. Fixed a bug in the Sort By... feature.
Requirements
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later.
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later.
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| Downloads:21,022 |
| Version Downloads:12,592 |
| Type:Utilities : File Management |
| License:Free |
| Date:09 Sep 2008 |
| Platform:PPC / Intel |
| Price:Free |
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FileRenamer is used to change file names of items contained within a selected folder. There are several ways by which file names may be changed. One way is by using sequence numbers preceded with an optional string. Another way is by using find and replace rules for unwanted strings and characters. And still another way is to write your own name changer AppleScript that FileRenamer calls. The file extensions may be changed or left alone. Written in AppleScript Studio.
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If you really want it, I did a little detective work and found it here:
http://mac.softpedia.com/progDownload/FileRenamer-Download-5574.html on Softpedia. Don't use Mirror 1 as that goes to the dev site. I just used "Softpedia Secure Download (US)" and got the file. Get it if you can. It's really that good and I wish the dev would keep it available. It does work in Lion. Maybe the dev just isn't around anymore, you know? I used to swear by another great and cheap image app and sent the dev a note of appreciation. Well, the site went moribund, then off the net entirely. A couple of years later I received word that he'd died and his son was cleaning out all his various affairs.
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This-person-died-in-2011 reviewed on 12 Sep 2011
I use it primarily to rename folders full of photos to reflect the composition, such as "2010_08 Chicago Tom xxxx" where Tom is the photographer and xxxx is the sequence number.
It's easy to use: Drag a folder to the "Choose Folder" field, open the "Options" sidebar, insert a string of characters in the "Prefix" and set up the sequence setting, and you're ready to go. There is a "Test Change: button that will change the names of the files in that folder in test mode so you can see what they'll look like. If they are satisfactory, then clicking the "Do Change" button will effect the desired changes.
A gave this 5 stars for Features as its feature set is as good as it gets: simple and to the point.
Five stars for Ease of use because it is extremely simple to use - no Help documentation is needed (none is provided).
Five stars for Value as it just works and is free.
Five stars for Stability as it has never crashed or misbehaved in any way as I used it from Leopard through Snow Leo and in Lion. This is the way an application ought to work.
While there are other apps out there that have more features, they get more complex and trying to set them up gets tiresome. As usual, your mileage may vary as those apps might be just what you need.
Anonymous reviewed on 21 Apr 2004
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Anonymous reviewed on 31 Jan 2004
No drag and drop... essential for utilities like this.
Prefix does not operate as you would expect it to. A prefix is just that, a prefix. For example, if I have a folder of files that I want to add "as" to the beginning of each filename (as in a folder full of applescripts) I should be able to put "as" in the prefix field and no numbers in the number fields to accomplish this but it insists on numbering things.
The background picture is a bit superfluous since you can't see it.
Anonymous reviewed on 20 Jan 2004
Anonymous reviewed on 28 Dec 2003
One suggestion would be to remove the need to click onm the button to get to the side window.
Anonymous reviewed on 18 Nov 2003
Thank you so much!
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