Function: Renames the selected files (or files in the selected folders) based on the user-set preferences.
Author: Automator World
Notes: It works best as a Contextual Menu Plug-in; copy into ~/Library/Workflows/Applications/Finder/. It also works well as an Application for drag-and-drop use.
Works like a charm! Thanks.
Comment by Ian — May 27, 2010 @ 10:46 am
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Pingback by Zmiana nazwy wielu plików. — May 25, 2010 @ 1:16 pm
It looks like there is a problem with the “repeat for subfolder” option not renaming the sub-folders themselves but just renaming the files in the sub-folders (see comments #14 and #15 in this thread).
My simple workaround was to just filter the set by “find finder items” and exclude a non-existent filename. It worked like a charm – see this post for details and a screenshot: http://www.thinksketchdesign.com/2010/01/20/design/tech/batch-renaming-files-and-all-sub-folders-with-macs-automator
Comment by thinksketchdesign — January 20, 2010 @ 1:56 pm
Recently I download a cute small software, Rename Now, and tested it. Very funny and simple. Maybe this one can also help me to rename my huge and messed files in my computer besides the way above. Anyway, so thanks for your sharing!!
Comment by mandy — January 6, 2010 @ 11:13 am
Great App, thank you. 2 comments: 1. the app seems to quit (or at least immediately and prematurely ‘complete’) of its in own accord in some circumstances. i think it’s when the combined path in the directories chosen is too long. is that right? 2. a ‘save config’ would be lovely. I wanted to add the date in a specific format to thousands of files which I had to do in chunks (because of the note (1) above, I think) – and I had to set each of the six drop down menus manually each time. thanks again
Comment by mindig — October 4, 2009 @ 10:18 am