EnTitle User Guide
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1. 4 26 Table of Contents Welcome Table of Contents Product Overview User Interface m Tool Ribbon m Path Selector Results Grid Batch Operations Copying Files or Folders Moving Files or Folders Recycling Files or Folders Deleting Files or Folders Zipping Files or Folders Bulk Renaming Files Renaming Files In line within search results User Defined Options Application Options Licensing FileRenamer User Guide User Interface User Interface m Tool Ribbon m Path Selector Results Grid 6 26 FileRenamer User Guide Tool Ribbon Tool Ribbon Reference The following quick reference provides an overview for each menu and icon on the EnTitle tool ribbon Hover over any menu item within the application to see this information in a tool tip File Menu FileRename 1 3 Trial Edition 6 days remaining oe R ES x File Home 3 Options amp 1 go au to al AB S Find Filter Clear Clear es Print Columns Features Register Help Filters N Options Display the Options dialog Exit Exit EnTitle Home Ribbon The Home ribbon provides access to the most frequently used features including starting and stopping scans working with the preview Browser and manipulating results in the grid E FileRename 1 3 Trial Edition 6 days remaining c x File ad maA e 000 tt Gh al My Options Find Filter Clear Clear SE Print Columns Featur2. during or after the search To pre filter results during searching enter a comma separated list of the file extensions you wish to find For example to find and display image type files you may use a filter suchas jpg png bmp gif Note The prefix is optional when specifying extensions Only files matching one of the extensions specified will be returned in the results Any filters entered are saved and available again the next time EnTitle is opened Folder Browser The Folder Browser is used to specify the starting folder for a search Any selection made will be immediately reflected in the Path Selector The Folder Browser supports drag and drop operations renaming and viewing of folder properties via right click RE Desktop aS Libraries cl Computer EA Local Disk C el p Users J medougats derd pk di Saved Results E di TestDocs Copy Scan for Files v in C Users mcdougalls Desktop Saved Results a es 9 26 Results Grid Results Grid The Results Grid is used to display and interact with the files found by searching Results are displayed in real time as the search runs Overview Results are displayed in an Excel like grid with full sort filtering grouping and conditional format capabilities The most common features are described below with many additional features accessible by right clicking within the grid such as on column headers within cells or on group headers
3. 13 10 881 Ei 12 Mr Writer Track 12 mp3 C Vsers mcdouagalls Desktop Sa est Of Stereophonics EU Version mp3 26 01 2013 10 745 Ei 15 Step On My Old Size Mines Track 13 mp3 C Users mcdougalls Desktop Sa est Of Stereophonics EU Version mp3 26 01 2013 9 552 M4 44064 Record Oof60 P PH ds Choosing Columns Several columns are available to be shown on the grid Each column displays different information about the files displayed in the results Several of the most frequently used columns are shown by default with other columns added via the Columns button in the Grid Layout section of the toolbar ribbon To add columns 1 Click the Columns button on the toolbar ribbon to display the list of available columns 2 Drag acolumn from the pop up window to the grid Drag and Drop Columns Created Extension File Icon Full Name ID Last Accessed Name Path Read Only Size bytes Size KB Size MB To remove columns 1 Click and drag a column heading off the grid The cursor will change to a large X when the column can be dropped and removed Opening a File or Folders Multiple files can be opened launched directly from the results grid To open a single file Double click any row in the grid or Select a row in the grid and click the Open button on the toolbar or Select a row in the grid and press Return To open multiple files Select multiple rows in the grid using any of the following meth
4. 4 9 117 The new file name will be validated before applied If no problems are detected the underlying file will be renamed and the cell will exit edit mode Duplicate File Name Check If the name change would result in two files with the same name in the same folder the following warning will be displayed After clicking OK you are presented with a choice to return to edit mode and correct the error or undo any changes CC O Click Yes to continue editing and provide a unique name Click No to abandon the rename operation and leave the file name unchanged File Extension Change Check If you attempt to change the file extension while renaming a file the following confirmation prompt will be displayed Confirm New File Extension Click Yes to continue renaming the file and change its extension Click No to cancel the renaming operation and optionally return to edit mode to make corrections FileRenamer User Guide Options Options Application Options Licensing 21 26 Application Options Application Options To display Application Options window click the Options button on the toolbar ribbon Options should be configured before starting a scan and are saved between EnTitle sessions Several options can be changed while a scan is in progress such as logging and will take immediate effect Options which cannot be changed during a scan are grayed out while a scanning is in progress Ov
5. 4 HAVE A NICE DAY Track 04 mp3 ignores extension 05 Local Boy In The Photograph Track 5 mp3 05 LOCAL BOY IN THE PHOTOGRAPH Track 05 mp3 RegEx Pattern Replace Find and replace text within cc ark AR jap T ia Jap the filename using a Regular Expression match 06 Maybe Tomorrow Track 6 mp3 06 MAYBE TOMORROW Track 06 mp3 pattern Case Insensitive ignores extension Rename Preview Before After t 01 Dakota Track 1 mp3 01 DAKOTA Track 01 mp3 02 The Bartender And The Thief Track 2 mp3 02 THE BARTENDER AND THE THIEF Track 02 mp3 Change Case Change the case of the new filename excluding the extension 6 file s selected a EEN EEN Shows how the files selected for renaming current appear and how they will look after the renaming rules have been applied This is a guide only and does not guarantee the rename operation will be successful e g if files are in use locked or have been moved or renamed since the search results were obtained Clear Rules Clears all Renaming Rules and sets the Rename Pattern back to its default value of lt NAME gt lt EXT gt Refreshes all rows in the Rename Preview grid using the current Renaming Rules Preview Renaming Files When you are ready to proceed and rename the files on the file system click the OK button Before beginning the rename operation EnTitle needs to know how to handle any existing or duplicate filenames it may encounter You will be prompted
6. EnTitie User Guide Copyright 2006 2015 by ByteShift Ltd All Rights Reserved Table of contents WC COMING FEE EE EE EE N ER EE Oe EN 3 MB AVLE RY OV Ee OE ee Error Bookmark not defined Fable OF Bep Ge RE nn eee N 4 User Mern dee ie oe ea Ge E E ee ER N EA Ge RR eN 5 TOOLEEBOR ee EST Se Ge n be ee oe eo 6 Palh SEE COI GE ee ee ee Ge ee En ee ee 8 Re SUES GING EE EE OE EE N EE EE 9 BLE ASO Er FORE ad EE EE EG RE GE Ee N N EG OG GE 13 Bulk Renaming Files EES EG SG ee ia GR ee Ge Ge ee Ge ed oe oe 14 R nartirig Files ININE ass Ri ER DE DE Ee EE si Ee RE Ee Rd ee KG ek ee Ee 18 OB HOR SEES ei Re Ge Ge ee DEE ee Ee Ee GE E ee oe 20 ADDICALIOM ODUONS EE N RE N ER EE de Ge ee Re ei ee GE 21 Be ee EE EE OE EE EE RR 23 FileRenamer User Guide Welcome Welcome Oo Overview o Table of Contents 3 26 FileRenamer User Guide Introduction EnTitle is a Windows desktop utility for changing the names of multiple files It provides flexible free text and pattern based renaming find and replace case changes and number sequences Use EnTitle when you need to When you need to batch rename files across multiple folders entire drives or network shares When it s important to preview the name changes before applying them When you do not want to move or consolidate files before renaming them When you need to visually organize and group files before operating on them If you need to group sub sets of files
7. K when you are ready to continue with CO RegEx Pattern Replace RegEx Quick Reference MSDN ili Sequence Start 1 After 01 Dakota Track 1 mp3 02 The Bartender And The Thief Track 2 mp3 lt NAME gt Inserts the current file name gt Inserts a sequence number lt EXT gt Inserts the current file extension Rename Pattern Examples For an existing file called MyReport docx NAME lt gt lt EXT gt MyReport 1 docx lt gt NAME gt lt EXT gt 1 MyRepart docx New Report lt gt xlsx New Report 1 xlsx Find Replace Simple Text Replace Find and replace exact literal string matches within the filename Case Sensitive ignores extension RegEx Pattern Replace Find and replace text within the filename using a Regular Expression match pattern Case Insensitive ignores extension 03 Just Looking Best Track 3 mp3 04 Have A Nice Day Track 4 mp3 05 Local Boy In The Photograph Track 5 mp3 06 Maybe Tomorrow Track 6 mp3 03 Just Looking Best Track 3 mp3 04 Have A Nice Day Track 4 mp3 05 Local Boy In The Photograph Track 5 mp3 06 Maybe Tomorrow Track 6 mp3 Change Case Change the case of the new filename excuding the extension 6 file s selected Clear Rules Refresh Preview ae TT A combination of literal text and one or more Pattern Codes which together are used to build up the new name of each file to be renamed EnTitle currently suppor
8. Name Path Extens LastModified Size KB Ei 01 Dakota Track 1 mp3 C Wsers medougalls Desktop Sa est Of Stereophonics EU Version mp3 26 01 2013 12 016 Ei 02 The Bartender And The Thief Track 2 mp3 C Users medougalls Desktop Sa est Of Stereophonics EU Version mp3 26 01 2013 7 070 Fi 03 Just Looking Best Track 3 mp3 C Users medougalls Desktop Sa est Of Stereophonics FU Version mp3 26 01 2013 10 237 Ei 04 Have A Nice Day Track mp3 C Wsers mecdougalls Desktop Sa est Of Stereophonics EU Version mp3 26 01 2013 8 258 Ej 05 Local Boy In The Photograph Track 5 mp3 C Wsers medougalls DesktopiSa est Of Stereophonics EU Version mp3 26 01 2013 8 058 Fi 06 Maybe Tomorrow Track 6 mp3 C Users mecdougalls Desktop Sa est Of Stereophonics EU Version mp3 26 01 2013 11 011 Ei OF Superman Track 007 mp3 C WUsers mcdougalls Desktop Sa est Of Stereophonics EU Version mp3 26 01 2013 9 391 Ei 08 Fick A Part That s New Track 8 mp3 C Users medougalls Desktop Sa est Of Stereophonics EU Version mp3 25 01 2013 8 597 09 My Own Worst Enemy Track 9 mp3 C Wsers medougalls DesktopiSa est Of Stereophonics EU Version mp3 25 01 2013 8 695 Ei 10 I Wouldn t Believe Your Radio Track 10 mp3 C Wesers medougalls DesktopiSa est Of Stereophonics EU Version mp3 26 01 2013 9 011 Fei 11 You re My Star 26 Track 11 mp3 C Users medougalls Desktop Sa est Of Stereophonics EU Version mp3 26 01 20
9. and upgrade follow the same process FileRenamer User Guide se Licensing amp Registration 2 ii Licence Activation Enter or paste the licence key below and dick Active Trial Edition 6 days remaining 1 3 0 0 Unlimited 1 Copy the license key from your order confirmation email to the Windows clipboard 2 Paste the key in to the text box adjacent to the Activate button 3 Click the Activate button The license key will then be validated and if successful a similar to the following will be displayed b Activation was successful Thank you for choosing Filekenamer Current activation status and edition information can be viewed at any time 25 26 FileRenamer User Guide a io Licensing amp Registration Li Activati Enter or paste the licence key below and click Active Ca 26 26
10. ase or Title Case as required Sequence The starting sequence number to be used when the lt gt pattern code is used The first renamed file will start with Start the sequence number specified and will be incremented by 1 for each subsequent file FileRenamer User Guide Rename Preview Grid Rename Files How to Bulk Rename Files This screen helps you configure the rules to bulk rename all files selected in the main results grid AE 1 Combine freetext with the pattern codes below to create a file renaming pattern eli 2 Click the Refresh Preview button to see how your changes will look 3 Click OK when you are ready to continue Rename Pattern lt NAME gt lt EXT gt Pattern Codes lt NAME gt Inserts the current file name Find amp Replace TRACK with Track 0 lt gt Inserts a sequence number Simple Text Replace O RegEx Pattern Replace RegEx Quick Reference MSDN lt EXT gt Inserts the current file extension Uppercase kal Sequence Start 1 EE Ex ae For an existing file called MyReport docx lt NAME gt _ lt gt lt EXT gt MyReport 1 docx lt gt lt NAME gt lt EXT gt 1 MyReport docx New Report lt gt xlsx New Report 1 xdsx Find Replace i EE EE REF a Simple Text Replace Find and replace exact literal 03 Just Looking Best Track 3 mp3 03 JUST LOOKING BEST Track 03 mp3 string matches within the filename Case Sensitive 04 Have A Nice Day Track 4 mp3 0
11. cate Value Rules Build and apply the required formatting conditions FileRenamer User Guide pal Sort Ascending al Sort Descending Group By This Column A g Hide Group By Box Hide This Column Column Chooser Best Fit E m Best Fit all columns Filter Editor Show Find Panel Hide Auto Filter Row Conditional Formatting EH Highlight Cell Rules Top Bottom Rules Unique Duplicate Rules Clear Rules Manage Rules _ Apply formatting to an entire row OK Exporting Results can be exported for external analysis in three formats Excel xlsx format Excel xls format Comma separated csv format Note If you wish to preserve any conditional formatting in the export select XLSX as the export format 13 26 FileRenamer User Guide Batch Operations Batch Operations The following sections describe supported rename operations Bulk Renaming Files Renaming Files In line within search results 14 26 FileRenamer User Guide Bulk Renaming Files Bulk Renaming Files EnTitle supports bulk renaming of files including recursive cross directory renaming The recommended approach to renaming as with any major bulk file operation is to 1 Make a copy of the files or take a full backup and test it can be restored 2 Perform the rename operation on the copied files 3 Delete the original files when you re happy with the renamed copies General Approach 1 Scan a f
12. e g by extension modified date size location etc When you need to print file lists or export them to Excel or CSV When you want to rename many files quickly in a spreadsheet like environment When you want to use free text renaming patterns and sequential numbering When you require detailed error reporting and an audit trail When you simply need to perform a fast deep file search across a complex folder structure EnTitle BULK FILE RENAMING Copyright 2006 2015 ByteShift Ltd www byteshift co uk Key Features Fast recursive file search with low CPU utilization Preview names changes before applying Bulk file renaming with wildcards and sequencing Export file lists to Excel or CSV Change file case Upper Lower and Title Print to PDF HTML MHT RTF TXT or PNC Batch rename within existing folder structure Sort group and filter by file attribute Inline spreadsheet like renaming for individual User defined multi attribute filters files Pre filter by file extension when searching Easy intuitive soreadsheet like interface Supports all file types pictures music and vi Search local or USB drives and network shares Windows 7 8 and 10 compatible Pause resume and stop searches EnTitle is licensed by individual user with discounted company wide and educational options available For more information visit www byteshift co uk or email support byteshift co uk
13. erview Option changes take effect as soon as the OK button is clicked to close the window To disregard any changes click the Cancel button FileRename Options Licensing Bh Application Options Save amp Export i Open exported Excel or CSV file after export i Logging Tj Log access amp permisson errors encountered when scanning for files Wi Log renaming operations carried out on files i Advanced Scan Batch Size 200 results Wi Automatic 7 Scanning Threads 4 threads T T Save amp Export Open exported file or folder Select this option to launch the newly exported file in Excel or other containing ZIP after export native application when the export has completed Logging Log file and folder access errors When selected EnTitle will add entries to the Scanning Errors log encountered during scanning whenever it encounters a problem accessing a file or folder during a scan For example Access Denied or Log operations carried out on Log operations carried out on files and folders When selected EnTitle will files and folders e g move add entries to the File amp amp Folder Operations log each time it performs a delete move copy delete recycle or archive operation on any files or folders FileRenamer User Guide Advanced Scan Batch Size The number of files or folders EnTitle will process during scanning before A higher number results in faster updating results t
14. es Bulk Register Help Filters z Rename z Selection Find Perform a free text keyword search across all results Bulk Rename Display the Bulk File Renaming dialog to rename files selected in the main results grid Columns Choose columns to display file attributes Clear Clear the current search results Start Start a new scan Register Visit the EnTitle website to purchase a license key Options dialog Stop Filter Export Features User Guide Stop a running scan Filter columns by value date ranges minimum and max values etc Clear Filters Clear existing all existing data filters Pause Pause resume scanning Export results to Excel or CSV format Print Print or print preview results 7 26 Display the EnTitle user guide Show hide grid features such as AutoSize columns Group By Find Panel or Filter Rows FileRenamer User Guide Path Selector Path Selector Before a searching for files a starting folder must be specified You may optionally choose to exclude sub folders or provide a list of file extensions to look for These starting options are set using the Path Panel and Folder Browser controls Path Panel Located immediately below the toolbar the path panel is where you Choose the topmost folder to begin searching for files Choose whether to scan within sub folders or only the topmost folder Provide a list of file extensions to
15. ktop Sample C Wsers mcdougalls Desktop Sample kl C Wsers mcdougalls Desktop Sample C Users mcdougalls Desktop Sample C Users mcdougalls Desktop Sample C WUsers mcdougalls Desktop Sample C Users mcdougalls Desktop Sample C Users mcdougalls Desktop Sample C Users mcdougalls Desktop Sample C Users mcdougalls Desktop Sample gt Users mcdougalls Desktop Sample D D D D D D D D D Sun Best Of Stereophonics EU Version Sun Best Of Stereophonics EU Version Sun Best Of Stereophonics EU Version Sun Best Of Stereophonics EU Version Sun Best Of Stereophonics EU Version Sun Best Of Stereophonics EU Version Sun Best Of Stereophonics EU Version Sun Best Of Stereophonics EU Version Sun Best Of Stereophonics EU Version Sun Best Of Stereophonics EU Version Sun Best Of Stereophonics EU Version Sun Best Of Stereophonics EU Version un Best Of Stereophonics EU Version Sun Best Of Stereophonics EU Version Sun Best Of Stereophonics EU Version Extension Mp3 Mp3 Mp3 Mp3 Mp3 Mp3 Mp3 Mp3 Mp3 mp3 MP3 Mp3 Mp3 Mp3 Last Modified Size KB 26 01 2013 26 01 2013 26 01 2013 26 01 2013 26 01 2013 26 01 2013 26 01 2013 26 01 2013 26 01 2013 26 01 2013 26 01 2013 26 01 2013 26 01 2013 26 01 2013 26 01 2013 12 016 7 070 10 237 8 258 8 058 11 011 9 391 8 597 8 695 9 011 10 881 10 745 9 552 11 26
16. n as part of a bulk rename operation will be moved to the Recycle Bin rather than deleted whenever possible gf I Renaming Files Inline N D PNSMPOF CAr A I Nr FileRenamer User Guide Renaming Files In line within search results EnTitle supports renaming files directly within the main search results grid To rename a single file Search to display the file a for renaming in the results grid m Click once in the Name column to active it Click again a moment later to place the cell in edit mode denoted by a small pencil icon Over type the name and press Return or click elsewhere on the grid Name Fei 01 Dakota Track 1 mp3 Fi 02 The Bartender And The Thi Fri 03 Just Looking Best Track 3 Ei 04 Have A Nice Day Track 4 Ei 05 Local Boy In The Photograp Fi 06 Maybe Tomorrow Track 6 F 08 Pick A Part That s New Tr 09 My Own Worst Enemy Tr 10 I Wouldn t Believe Your Ra 11 You re My Star 26 Track 13 Step On My Old Size Nines 14 Devil Track 14 mp3 15 It Means Nothing Track 1 E E E Fi 12 Mr Writer Track 12 mp3 E E E 4 Record7of60 H H File Name Validation a aaa EEUE KOERT EE KORE EEU ER VIET EE EEUE Ee eed if a 07 Superman Track 007 mp3 Fath C Users mcdougalls Desktop Sample C Users mcdougalls Desktop Sample C WUsers mcdougalls Desktop Sample CyUsersyncdougallsiDesktop Sample CiUsers mcdougalls Des
17. o the main grid and progress are displayed less c This option is ignored when the Automatic Scan Batch Size option is checked See below Automatic Scan Batch Size Select Automatic to have EnTitle determine the optimal batch size automatically based on scan type likely folder depth and filter options Scanning Threads The number of background CPU threads dedicated to scanning Files and It is recommended to use a low n 4 Scanning performance will be speed of the drive being analyzec available CPU Increasing this number too high n take longer and exert unnecessar 23 26 Licensing Licensing amp Registration To display the Licensing and Registration screen either m click the Options button on the toolbar ribbon then click the Licensing button on the Options pop up window click the Enter License Key option from the Register button on the toolbar ribbon Overview The Licensing and Registration options screen provides information on the current EnTitle edition and license status Product activation and edition upgrades are performed on this screen FileRename Options Options i i i i ta Licensing amp Registration Licence Activation Enter or paste the licence key below and click Active Activate Licence Status Activated No Activation Date n a Product Edition Trial Edition 6 days remaining Product Version 1 3 0 0 Results Limit Unlimited Activating or Upgrading Enrfitle Activation
18. ods e Press CTRL A to select all rows e Select the first row then press SHIFT Click on the last row to select a sequential range e Select non adjacent rows by repeating pressing CTRL Click on each row With the rows selected click the Open button on the toolbar Files will open in their native application on your PC if installed Folders will open in Windows Explorer Filtering Results can be filtered in several ways By typing in to the auto filter row immediately below each column header By hovering over a column header to display the drop down filter icon then selecting a column value to filter on By creating a custom filter using the Filter button on the toolbar Sorting Results are sorted by clicking on a column header Clicking the header multiple times will toggling sorting between ascending descending and unsorted Grouping Results are grouped by dragging a column header to the Group By row shown immediately above the column headers Nested groupings can be created by dragging multiple column headers to the Group By row To remove a grouping drag the column header out of the Group By row Conditional Formatting Results can be formatted to highlight specific subsets of data such duplicates of files over a certain age or size To apply conditional formatting Right click on any column heading From the pop up menu select Conditional Formatting and then the sub menu required e g Unique Dupli
19. older location to find the files to work with 2 Optionally group sort and filter the search results 3 Select the rows in the results grid to operate on 4 Click the Batch Rename button on the toolbar ribbon E EnTitle 1 3 Trial Edition 8 days remaining a a ox File Home o 6 So amp amp Ly Ta la M A Qa g Options Filter Clear Export Print Columns Features Bulk Register Help Filters Rename h z Search Mode in P C WUsers yncdougalls Desktop Sample Docs Music v HV Beene EEN Extension LastMo F 01 dakota mp3 st Of Stereophonics EU Version F 02 the bartender and th C st Of Stereophonics EU Version F 03 just looking mp3 St Of Stereophonics EU Version F 04have anice day mp3 C St Of Stereophonics EU Version F 05 local boy in the phot C st Of Stereophonics EU Version F 06 maybe tomorrow mp3 C st Of Stereophonics EU Version St Of Stereophonics EU Version St Of Stereophonics EU Version i 09 my own worst enemy C st Of Stereophonics EU Version 26 01 2 8 695 F 10 i wouldn t believe vo C Users mcdougalls Desktop Sa st Of Stereophonics EU Version 26 01 2 9 011 Fi 11 you re my star 26 C Wsers mcdougalls Desktop Sa st Of Stereophonics EU Version 26 01 2 10 881 Fi 12 mr writer mp3 C Users mcdougalls Desktop Sa st Of Stereophonics EU Version 26 01 2 10 745 P 9 ebem sm so old eime ms 7 bo
20. ost ode molle od doele ok ME Phone anle osse A I towne eh ar inain aren 4 44064 RecordSof60 gt ha y Complete found 60 files in 0 1 seconds 0 logged exceptions Rename Files Dialog The Rename Files dialog is where you specify the Renaming Pattern for the new file name as well as any optional rules to be applied during the operation such as changing the case of the file name or finding and replacing text Renaming Rules Renaming rules control how each file selected in the main results grid will be renamed The only mandatory field is Rename Pattern which tells EnTitle which portions of the existing file name to reuse and any new literal text or numeric sequences to insert By default the pattern lt NAME gt lt EXT gt Is displayed which will leave the file name unchanged but allows for optional rules such as Change Case or Find and Replace to be applied 15 26 Rename Files How to Bulk Rename Files This screen helps you configure the rules to bulk rename all files selected in the main results grid AB Rename Rename Pattern lt NAME gt lt EXT gt Find amp Replace 2 Simple Text Replace No change Rename Preview Before t 01 Dakota Track 1 mp3 02 The Bartender And The Thief Track 2 mp3 FileRenamer User Guide 1 Combine freetext with the pattern codes below to create a file renaming pattern 2 Click the Refresh Preview button to see how your changes will look 3 Click O
21. scan for all others will be ignored Search Mode Search Mode tells EnTitle when to begin scanning a selected folder for files Browse Files are scanned and displayed immediately whenever the selected folder changes similar to Windows Explorer Scan File are scanned and displayed only when the Start button is clicked on the toolbar ribbon Using Scan mode is recommended when the Scan sub folders option is selected and when working with folders which contain large numbers of files This mode avoids unnecessary scanning while navigating folders or configuring options such as file extension to pre filters Path Selector Specifies the starting location for searching the top most folder Begin typing a path or use the drop down buiton to browse to a location The Path Selector drop down is linked to the Folder Browser When one changes the other updates to reflect the chosen path You can use either to browse to the starting folder for the scan Include Sub folders When checked the starting folder and all sub folders will be recursively searched When unchecked only the starting folder will be searched For example to search the entire CA drive of a PC for all files Enter C as the starting path 8 26 FileRenamer User Guide Check the Include Sub Folder option Leave the File Extensions pre filter box empty File Extensions Pre filter When searching for files result can be filtered either
22. t three pattern codes lt NAME gt Inserts the existing file name in to the new file name at the position where lt NAME gt appears in the pattern code lt EXT gt Inserts the existing file extension in to the new file name at the position where lt EXT gt appears in the pattern code lt gt Inserts an incrementing numeric sequence in to the new file name at the position where lt gt appears in the pattern code Find amp Replace Allows text or patterns in a file name to be replaced with new values Find and Replace can operate in two modes Simple Text Replace Exact text matches for the value specified in the Old Text field will be replaced with the value in the New Text field Simple text replaces are case sensitive so MUSIC and music are not considered to be the same To remove text from a file name enter the text to find on the Old Text field and leave the New Text field empty RegEx Pattern Replace Allows more complex regular expression replace patterns to be used Such as replacing specific character sequences or text between parenthesis For more information on regular expressions see this MSDN article or search the web for RegEx Replace Examples RegEx Pattern Replacements are not case sensitive Note Find and Replace operations are performed after any case changes so be sure to specify the Old Text value to find in the new case format Change Case Allows changing of the new file name to UPPER CASE lower c
23. to select an action to apply to all duplicate names while the operation runs The following dialog will offer you three options 17 26 Existing or Duplicate File Handling Choose what to do with existing or duplicate file names when renaming O Skip renaming the new file P 3 Keep both but ne th file MF Keep both but rename the new file O Overwrite the existing file with the new file gt When EnTitle encounters an existing file with the same name as a file it is trying to rename it will use your selection above to take one of the following actions Option Selected Skip copying the new file Keep both but rename the new file Overwrite the existing file with the new file Action Taken EnTitle will skip the current file and move on to the next file to be renamed EnTitle will append a sequential number to the end of the new file being renamed to make it unique For example MyResume 1 docx MyResume 2 docx etc If existing file names already contain sequences this may result in double sequences appearing in file names e g MyResume 1 2 docx Existing sequences should be removed first EnTitle will overwrite any existing files in the destination folder with the new file being copied in Use this option with caution when renaming files with a pattern which will result in identical names only the last renamed file of that name will remain in the destination folder Any files overwritte
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