{"id":11940,"date":"2017-05-17T17:11:58","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T11:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/?p=11940"},"modified":"2017-05-17T17:11:58","modified_gmt":"2017-05-17T11:41:58","slug":"how-to-batch-rename-files-in-mac-without-using-third-party-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/how-to-batch-rename-files-in-mac-without-using-third-party-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Batch Rename Files in Mac Without Using Third Party Apps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the things that aren\u2019t without delay clear within the \u201cFinder way of doing things\u201d, is the way to rename multiple files right now. Say you have got a number of pics, and you simply need them to be renamed. You can do it one by one, but what in case you had 100 images? All at once, renaming them one by one doesn\u2019t seem all that good. So, what do you do in case you want to rename multiple files on the equal time? well, don\u2019t worry,\u00a0<strong>here\u2019s how you can\u00a0bulk rename files on a Mac:<\/strong><\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<h4 id=\"batch-rename-files-in-macos-sierra\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Batch Rename Files in macOS Sierra<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>As it turns out,\u00a0it is easy to rename\u00a0multiple files at the same time. The Finder has a really easy method you can use, so you don\u2019t need any other file rename utility. Follow the steps below, to bulk rename files on Mac:<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Note<\/u><\/strong><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong>To illustrate, I will rename 50 image files, such that they are renamed in the format \u201cIMG1, IMG2, IMG3, and so on\u201d.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In Finder,\u00a0<strong>select all the files\u00a0<\/strong>that you need to batch rename. In my case, I have selected the 50 images that I want to rename. Then, go to \u201c<strong>File -&gt; Rename 50 items\u2026<\/strong>\u201c.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11959\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/select-files-go-to-file-rename.png\" alt=\"How to Batch Rename Files in Mac Without Using Third Party Apps\" width=\"640\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/select-files-go-to-file-rename.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/select-files-go-to-file-rename-295x300.png 295w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In the dialog box that opens, you can use a number of different settings to rename files exactly the way you want to. Click on the\u00a0<strong>first drop down box<\/strong>, and select \u201c<strong>Format<\/strong>\u201c.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/showing-first-drop-down-box-with-format-selected.png\" alt=\"How to Batch Rename Files in Mac Without Using Third Party Apps\" width=\"490\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/showing-first-drop-down-box-with-format-selected.png 490w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/showing-first-drop-down-box-with-format-selected-300x94.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<ul>\n<li>In the \u201c<strong>Name Format<\/strong>\u201d drop-down box, select \u201c<strong>Name and Index<\/strong>\u201c, and in \u201c<strong>Where<\/strong>\u201c, select \u201c<strong>after name<\/strong>\u201c.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11957\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/name-and-index-after-name.png\" alt=\"How to Batch Rename Files in Mac Without Using Third Party Apps\" width=\"490\" height=\"154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/name-and-index-after-name.png 490w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/name-and-index-after-name-300x94.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Next, in \u201c<strong>Custom Format<\/strong>\u201c, type \u201c<strong>IMG<\/strong>\u201d (or whatever\u00a0you want the filename to be), and in \u201c<strong>Start numbers at<\/strong>\u201c, type \u201c<strong>1<\/strong>\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11956\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/custom-format-img.png\" alt=\"How to Batch Rename Files in Mac Without Using Third Party Apps\" width=\"489\" height=\"154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/custom-format-img.png 489w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/custom-format-img-300x94.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Once all that is done, simply click on \u201c<strong>Rename<\/strong>\u201c.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The selected files will now be renamed in the format \u201c<strong>IMG1, IMG2, IMG3, and so on<\/strong>\u201c. It\u2019s very easy, renaming multiple files in macOS Sierra. The function\u00a0<strong>works the same in older versions of macOS<\/strong>, as well, so even if you\u2019re not on the latest version of the desktop operating system, you should be fine.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11958\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/renamed-files.png\" alt=\"How to Batch Rename Files in Mac Without Using Third Party Apps\" width=\"640\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/renamed-files.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/renamed-files-300x178.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<p>There are plenty of different settings inside the batch rename menu, which you might find useful, depending upon what you have to do with the files. Different options that are to be had to you in the rename menu are \u201cupload textual content\u201c, and \u201cupdate text\u201c. Add textual content lets in you append or prepend textual content to the existing document name. It can are available in on hand in situations when you want to feature phrases to the end, or the beginning of a couple of file names.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Replace Text<\/strong>, on the other hand, works kind of like \u201c<strong>Find and Replace<\/strong>\u201c. You type in the word that you need to replace, and the word you want to replace it with. When you click on Rename, all the file names get changed according to your settings.<\/p>\n<p>The batch rename tool in macOS\u2019 Finder is very great, and flexible.\u00a0So, the next time you want to rename more files in same time on your Mac, look no further than \u201c<strong>Finder.app<\/strong>\u201c.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"easily-rename-multiple-files-in-mac\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Easily Rename Multiple Files\u00a0in\u00a0Mac<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Renaming files is one of the simple functionality that people expect on from a computer, and with this, you can now rename more than one documents at the identical time. This could genuinely make it easier on the way to control more than one files, quick, and successfully.<\/p>\n<p>So, did you already know about this technique for renaming more than one documents on Mac, or were you the use of another method? We\u2019d like to understand your thoughts. Also, if you have any issues, or if you know of any other methods to rename multiple files on macOS Sierra, do let us know in the comments section below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Batch Rename Files in Mac Without Using Third Party Apps &#8211; PC &#8211; Say you have got a number of pics, and you simply need them to be renamed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":20220,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51208,30044,51206,5739],"tags":[36186,36192,36166,36191,36193,36165,36188,36163,36161,36162,36159,36154,36157,36156,36172,36173,36187,36190,36160,36174,36168,36182,36152,36158,36169,36164,36170,36153,36178,36180,36171,36183,36175,36184,36167,36177,36179,36176,36194,36185,36189,36181,36155,36151],"class_list":["post-11940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-apple","category-ios","category-mac","category-pc","tag-automator-batch-rename","tag-batch-file-name-changer-mac","tag-batch-file-rename","tag-batch-file-rename-file","tag-batch-file-rename-folder","tag-batch-file-rename-mac","tag-batch-file-to-rename-files","tag-batch-os","tag-batch-rename","tag-batch-rename-files","tag-batch-rename-files-mac","tag-batch-rename-files-mac-automator","tag-batch-rename-files-mac-el-capitan","tag-batch-rename-files-mac-mavericks","tag-batch-rename-files-osx","tag-batch-rename-files-windows","tag-batch-rename-files-windows-7","tag-batch-rename-folder","tag-batch-rename-mac","tag-batch-rename-mac-os-x","tag-batch-rename-osx","tag-batch-rename-windows","tag-how-to-rename-multiple-files-on-mac","tag-how-to-rename-multiple-files-on-mac-at-once","tag-mac-batch-file-rename","tag-mac-batch-rename","tag-mac-batch-rename-files","tag-mac-namechanger","tag-mac-os-batch-rename","tag-mac-os-x-batch-file","tag-mac-os-x-batch-rename","tag-mac-rename-files-batch","tag-os-x-batch-file","tag-osx-batch-file-rename","tag-osx-batch-rename","tag-osx-batch-rename-files","tag-rename-batch","tag-rename-batch-files-mac","tag-rename-batch-mac","tag-rename-file-batch","tag-rename-files-batch-mac","tag-rename-files-mac-batch","tag-rename-files-mac-terminal","tag-rename-multiple-files-mac-terminal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11940","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11940"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11940\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20220"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}