UPDATE: - This tool is now out of date with the introduction of Windows 7 and can cause files to be lost – so my advice is don’t use it. I am keeping it here for archive purposes but if you want a good bulk filename replace tool then I recommend using http://www.bulkrenameutility.co.uk – I am not affiliated with it, I get no royalties from recommending it but I use it and I love it. Nuff said. Now onto the post in case you are still interested (or still here……hello?).
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I made this little AutoIt tool about 6 years ago and to this day I still use it regularly. It is a very simple bulk file rename tool – it looks like this:
Screenshot of Filename Replacer
I’m hoping that it is easy enough to understand but basically you drop this utility into any folder (Windows only – it’s an .exe I’m afraid), double click it and fill out the fields to suit. I will normally use it for the following functions:
- Renaming digital camera pics from DC001345.jpg, DC001346.jpg, DC001347.jpg etc to My_Holiday_2009_1345.jpg, My_Holiday_2009_1346.jpg, My_Holiday_2009_1347.jpg and so on
- Use it to remove spaces from file names and replace with an underscore or dash (to make it websafe)
- After using batch commands in Photoshop/Fireworks to create thumbnails I will replace “.jpg” with “_th.jpg” to add a _th suffix to my thumbnails
- Sometimes I get given files which have an uppercase file extension – e.g. image.JPG and I want to change it to lowercase
It’s nothing particularly new or exciting but I find it useful so thought I’d share it.
NOTE: If you select “Replace” rather than “Create Copy” it will replace all your files without warning – the responsibility to back up is solely yours!
I will try to dig out the actual AutoIt source code and post it here but for now I only have the executable file – you can download it here: http://mj7.co.uk/ampl
As usual – if you like it please comment below so I know to keep adding more. If you don’t like it then tell me why and maybe I’ll make it better.
MJ7: aka Mark Jackson @ MJDIGITAL. Digital Consultant - primarily digital marketing, web app design and development, multimedia and SEO techniques. But will happily consult on most IT matters.