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1. a text file could be copied and pasted to the list box 01 Love song for you mp3 02 My love is never ending mp3 03 Love is a pain in the mp3 04 Oh Joyous love mp3 etc and you could then apply these to the selected files The Remove blank lines button will do exactly that NOTE Although the contents of this list are saved when you quit the application and restored when you start it again they are not profile specific Rename 13 Build Remove Add _ Replace Number List Name Extension _ Build a filename Add pre defined template Folder name Add Each template can only be used once per filename Clear Allows you to build a filename from the text you supply and or by using pre defined templates To add a pre defined template the filename use the popup list and select an item Then add it to the edit box by using the Add button To clear the edit box use the Clear button Pre defined templates range from inserting the original filename the owner folder name to various date formats and types You can select more than one template from the list but not the same template twice Rename 14 Name Extension Remove Add Replace Number List Build POETISA a gt Filename Nochange Same case lt gt Q Extension No change Same case Allows you to alter the name and extension values either by adding text and or changing the case e g2. use the edit field at the bottom of the app window and simply place the cursor at the desired position The position will be displayed to the right of the edit field Profiles Introduction Profile Default options Profiles Save as Clear The app allows you to save various profiles containg various renaming options for use with different renaming projects Profile files store the various values you set in the 7 options tabs Remove Add Number etc When you start the application your last used set of options are loaded automatically Rename 6 Loading a profile You can select Profiles under the File menu or click the Profiles button Your are presented with a list of profiles you might have created From this screen you can load a profile delete multiple profiles rename a profile and backup and restore all profiles The options will be populated accordingly Backup amp Restore profiles You can select Profiles under the File menu or click the Profiles button Backup Select a folder where you would liek the backup to be made A subfolder will be created containing all the profiles The folder name will contain the date and time of the backup Restore Choose the folder to restore from Any existing profiles will be overwritten If you restore a profile which is currently in use remember to Load it again to load any changes if you want to Any existing profiles will remai
3. want to delete from and leave the to edit field blank An additional option allows you to perform the removal on the entire name just the filename portion or just the extension portion Rename Add Remove Replace Number List Build Name Extension _ Prefix _ Suffix Insert at position _ Insert at position With this option you can add A prefix to the name to the beginning of the name A suffix to the name to the end of the name A character or string anywhere in the name by specifying a position An additional option allows you to perform the removal on the entire name just the filename portion or just the extension portion Rename Replace Remove Add Ee Number List Build Name Extension _ Replace _ Case sensitive with _ Replace Case sensitive with With this option you can perform two replace operations You do not have to use both replace options you can use just one if required but if you do use two the second takes precedence over the first Simply enter the text you wish to replace An additional option allows you to perform the removal on the entire name just the filename portion or just the extension portion Number Remove Add Replace List Build Name Extension _ Number at position Start with number Increment by Pad None with text character e g 0 length optional Prefix number with text Suffix number with text e g Leave Number at posi
4. Rename Introduction Profile Default Remove Add Replace List Build Name Extension M Number at position fi Start with number Increment by Pad with text O character e g 0 length optional Prefix number with text Po Suffix number with text be e g Leave Number at position value blank to place numbers at the end of the filename Original name Rename A MAKE MY OWN RULES mp3 01 Make My Own Rules mp3 THE MESS mp3 02 The Mess mp3 TOO FIRED UP mp3 03 Too Fired Up mp3 DOING THE PRETTY mp3 04 Doing The Pretty mp3 BLUE SKIES RED mp3 05 Blue Skies Red mp3 3 ROUGH CUT mp3 06 Rough Cut mp3 RAG AND BONE MAN mp3 07 Rag And Bone Man mp3 I WANT OUT mp3 08 Want Out mp3 PICK A WINDOW YOU RE LEAVING mp3 09 Pick A Window you re Leaving mp3 REBEL MACHINE mp3 10 Rebel Machine mp3 Character position MAKE MY OWN RULES mp3 0 10 items _ Rename selected items only _ Update preview for selected items only Rename allows you to quickly rename multiple files folders at once formatting names and extensions by adding removing replacing text and by numbering It can be particularly useful at removing junk from the names of downloaded files like music files giving them better more readable names Rename Features at a glance e Auto number files folders e Remove add and replace characters words Change the filename and extens
5. anges you have made and are completely happy before using this feature If error logging is turned on see Preferences then you will be notified of any files that could not be renamed The error log can be saved to file using the Save As button when the log is displayed Successfully renamed items will be updated in the list to reflect the new file folder name Abort Click the Abort button to stop the renaming process Usually renaming is very done very quickly however if there is a problem you can use this button to abort the process Reset Updates the rename column in the list to reflect the actual names on the left of the list The original names Rename 4 Undo Restores the original filenames from the last rename operation This is session based only so you cannot undo after you close and restart the program It is only available after a rename operation for that rename operation In other words you cannot press it twice to go back two rename operations Open Run Launches or opens the selected items For example a document will be opened in it s default application a folder will be displayed in Finder etc Finder Explorer Displays the selected file in Finder Mac or Explorer Windows Copy Allows you to copy the folder names filenames and extensions of the selected files to the clipboard Rename Character position If you need to determine the character position in a filename
6. ion alter their case upper lower title etc e Apply a list of text to use as filenames for example a written track list e Build your own unique filenames and or extensions using templates View a live preview of your alterations without any commitment Undo last rename operation per session Move files folders up and down the list Alter all or only the selected items in the list e Save options as profiles for different renaming locations requirements The application shows a live preview of the changes you make in real time without actually renaming the files Once you re ready to rename just click the Rename button If you are not happy with your changes you can press the Undo button to restore the original filenames this is session based only so you cannot undo after you close and restart the program To rename only selected items in the list that is highlighted items check the box Rename selected items only at the bottom of the screen You may also want to check Update preview for selected items only this is a separate option to allow you to alter one or more items in preview rather than the whole lot This manual will use screenshots for the Mac version of the app NOTE Please ensure you have show file extensions checked in Finder Mac Explorer Windows Rename 2 Commands and features Adding and removing files folders e090 Rename Simply use the Add button on the
7. n It is up to you whether to delete or keep them Rename Saving a profile You can use the option under the File menu or click the Save as button to save a profile file Clearing a profile You can use the option under the File menu or click the Clear button to clear all the options within the current profile All check boxes and edit fields will be cleared Renaming options tabs Introduction This chapter discusses using the options available to format file folder names To apply changes ensure the check box next to each option is checked and you might have to click the Preview button to see the changes appear in the preview column You cannot use the Build and List options together List takes precedence You cannot use Name extension options if Build or List is enabled Rename 8 Remove Suey Add Replace Number List Build Name Extension _ First characters _ Last characters _ From position to Leave to value blank to delete to end of filename Text _ Case sensitive With this option you can remove The first x characters from the name e The last x characters from the name e The characters between x and y e A particular string of characters with optional case sensitivity If you want to delete characters from a filename to the end of the filename not including the extension use the From position option In the first edit field enter the position you
8. tion value blank to place numbers at the end of the filename Allows you to insert numbering in the file folder name Select a position within the name for example to prefix numbers use position 1 Rename 11 Enter the starting value for example to begin at 1 enter 1 Enter an incremental value for example to have 1 2 3 4 5 etc enter 1 or to go up by values of 10 enter 10 Choose whether to have the numbers padded left or right and the character to use e g pad right and a character value of 0 produces 01 02 03 etc The length field is optional and if specified will padd the number out to the number of digits given if the length provided is too short the numbers will be padded to their maximum length You can also add a prefix or suffix to the number e g a suffix of without quotes produces 01 02 03 etc TIP To add numbering at the end of filenames before extension leave the Number at position value blank Rename 12 List Remove Add Replace Number Build Name Extension A Active Replace all z Paste This option is useful if you have a list of items you want to apply to each file name individually For example perhaps you have a lot of MP3 s and would like to apply their track listing to them as filenames Simply copy the track list to the clipboard then use the Paste button to add them to the list box Or manually type them in the supplied editor Example track listing in
9. toolbar to add files to the list or drag and drop files folders from other applications such as Finder Mac or Explorer Windows You can even drop files folders onto the application s icon e g for Mac users this would be the the dock icon To remove files from the list click the Remove button IMPORTANT NOTES When you add folders and rename them only the name of the folder is changed Any files within the folder are not renamed Mac users Due to Apple sandboxing requirements the app needs permission to use files in your folders When you add a file you will be asked to confirm access to it s parent folder Just click CONFIRM You will not be asked to do this again for that folder but any different folders you select from might trigger another confirmation To prevent being asked for confirmation a lot of times simply select the highest level folder you can close to the root first folder of the drive image you are using For example selecting your user account folder will give the app access to all the common folders within your user account Pictures Movies Documents Music etc If you encounter repeated requests to confirm folder access despite having already given it reset permissions using the Reset permissions option under the File menu You may need to do this if you delete the app and later re install it Rename 3 Rename Starts renaming the files permanently so ensure you have previewed the ch
10. uppercase lowercase etc Rename 15 Preferences Save the item list when application quits This option will save the item list to your documents folder when you quit the application and load it when you next start the application Non existent files will not be added to the list when the list is loaded Log and display errors after renaming operation Use this option to log and display a list of files folders which could not be renamed during a renaming operation When you view the log it can be copied to your clipboard for saving elsewhere Swap illegal characters 1n names for You cannot use certain characters in filenames it will cause the renaming to fail Therefore you can define a character to use in place of any illegal characters found in file folder names Rename 16 Contact If you have any questions about this product please contact us Email support codeinventors com Or visit our website http www codeinventors com Trouble shooting There are certain circumstances when a file folder will not be renamed by the app aname contains an illegal character on a Mac this would a colon file folder permissions file folder locked file extensions need to be on shown in Finder preferences the file folder actually no longer existed or has been moved the file folder already has the same name as the one you are trying to rename it to Rename 17
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