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Rename multiple files
The Finder in macOS allows you to rename files in batches. Here’s how…
REQUIRES
OS X 10.10 or later
YOU WILL LEARN
How to rename lots of files at once in Finder
IT WILL TAKE
30 minutes
GENIUS TIP
If you need more options than the Finder offers, there are third– party tools. One of those is the venerable A Better Finder Rename.
THERE ARE MANY reasons why you might find yourself needing to rename lots of files at the same time. Perhaps you’ve transferred photographs or videos from a memory card and want to be able to identify them better, or organize them by date, location, or occasion. Or perhaps you’ve used a disk recovery tool to retrieve data from a failed drive and want to quickly organize the files that you’ve saved from permanent deletion. Whatever the reason, until a few years ago, there was no way to do it without using a third–party tool or writing your own script or Automator action.