Bulk Rename Utility Windows - Changing 100s or 1000s of File Name

Illustration of Windows Program Bulk Rename Utility which allows you to rename 100s or 1000s of filenames within seconds! For more information and to download a free copy for personal use visit link below. If it saves you time and makes your life easier consider donating to them and subscribing to my KZbin channel for giving you this lead on a great application.
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[@baronvctim]

lifesaver, thanks for clear instructions. keep up the good work, even 4 years later still useful

[@andrewjworden288]

Great video... Was playing with this program for one hour and achieved nothing after watching this and doing the tasks in step with the video all done... Thanks.

[@johnsulyok4508]

Couldn't have scripted this any better! Your scenario matches my use case perfectly and saved me from navigating their documentation. Thanks!

[@chainjaw8013]

Right! It's uncanny how the vid has it all

[@Julian-tf8nj]

It's a fantastic utility that I've been using for years - and keep discovering new uses for! 😁

[@brayobnx]

how does one set filter conditon? example like say i want to filter files that end with HighDef , i tried filtering alone but it shows all files that have HighDef regardless of location of the word in file name, yet i only want it to show files that end with that word, after googling i learned that i need to set conditions to achieve that but problem is the steps in the manual are complex for me to understand do you have any idea on how to do this

[@TWIZTTID]

Seriously great software. It's so nice to see something actually work the way it's advertised.

[@simplesimon755]

Excellent! I had thousands of files that needed the first 48 characters removed and this software knocked it out with no problem. Now I find myself looking for more files to clean up. Thanks for a great tutorial.

[@MarcusGlass]

You are welcome!

[@cag3891]

Thank you. I had to rename over 1000 files. This tutorial saved me so much time.

[@handy863]

Thank you so much for sharing this! Had a similar scenario where I had thousands of video frames to number for my editing software. First thing that showed up when I searched was the Python code method. Which I spent hours trying to wrap my head around, and it completely messed up the order. Downloaded this software and followed you basic instruction, and I was able to sort it all out in less then 5 minutes! :)

[@MarcusGlass]

Awesome to hear my video and the app solved the issue.

[@heiwa6583]

@@MarcusGlass Hello, How do I edit this type of file Example 1 - Eaxteso Example 2 - Eaxtpspas I can't delete everything behind the printout (-) Can you help me! Thanks in advance

[@MarcusGlass]

@@heiwa6583 Hard to advise with information you provided. Post example of. 1. Two or three file names as they are now. 2. What you would like their names to be renamed. From that perhaps I can advise how to configure Bulk Rename to make that happen.

[@JAFFER3657]

One of those videos where I instantly hit like and subscribe, this is great help thanks a lot.

[@Jonni65]

Thank you Marcus I had to rename 127 my summer csr radio audio files, and i wouldnt have wanted to rename all by myself, youre a lifesaver

[@unlvnsbe933]

Thank you very much. My student organization sincerely appreciates your video.

[@EricJacobson1990]

Thank you! The shear amount of information on this screen was daunting

[@asd67lkj]

Thank you. I have had this utility for >10yrs and had forgotten how to use. I have 26000 picture files to rename and sort. Going to test with a smaller folder before I go large....

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

Thanks for detailed tutorial the interface looked pretty intimidating but your explanation made using this easy. Thanks again.

[@brucew.2805]

Thanks the tutorial. I've used the old version back in the past but needed a refresher course with the new version.

[@Superman12321]

Thank you so much, this program is so awesome. You are a life saver... no no time saver lol.

[@MarcusGlass]

You're welcome!

[@cheyren]

Superb!!!....you are a savior. Thank you so much. Grateful here. One Question Though How do I change the extension of say 50 files from .xls to .txt ,provided they all are residing in same folder .? Or say in internal folders of this parent folder?

[@CuriosidadesParaPensar-nn9sn]

Thanks so much,i search several videos for a solution and your video solve my problem.

[@mysticalsouls]

wow! Thanks so much for making this video, I never knew the program existed, what a game changer!

[@taylorscott1849]

This has been such an incredibly helpful tool! Thank you!

[@kvbk]

Great tutorial. It has so many option to choose from, that i was confused. Your explanation made me to approach as per my requirement.

[@Cyproduction]

I have almost 2400 files, with every file starting with 0001, 0002, 0003 etc. The horror to rename every single file one by one was just too much. This utility made it happen in a couple of seconds ALL AT ONES! Awesome program, saved me from a lot of headache 👍

[@charliepwln7845]

Thanks! Much better than that excel spreadsheet stuff that's on youtube.

[@xanderlurks]

Sooooooooo Much better than windows build in utility, which breaks by the way if you add other things to the folder in future lol thank you so much man!

[@ronfelice2245]

Thanks!

[@MarcusGlass]

Ron. Thank you very much! I greatly appreciate your contribution!❤

[@iamYork_]

Marcus Glass for President!!!!

[@MarcusGlass]

LOL. I decline.😎

[@javinpaoli]

wow thank you so much for this video. you've saved me so much time having to manually do this. I can finally sort through all my photos!

[@sandrovieiraphotography]

thank you very much, this video save me a lot of work process.

[@KetoKrazy123]

Thank you, this was an excellent simple explanation.

[@baconfirre]

This tool has given me an extra 300 days of free time

[@MarcusGlass]

It is totally amazing and life changing for people who need to change file names all the time in Windows. And totally free too. Amazing. Thanks for watching

[@dustinjohnsenmedia1889]

Thank you! Geez i never knew batch renaming would be such a pain in the butt. You video saved me

[@MarcusGlass]

You are welcome. Wonderful program when you need it and got like the price (free).

[@clbtu1]

Perfect, glad I found your video

[@laxmankeni8247]

Excellent sir ! Well explained. Thanks for the same.

[@lukasallenbaugh4728]

Thanks! This saved me a lot of time with your excellent organization!

[@MarcusGlass]

Glad it was helpful!

[@brayobnx]

how does one set filter conditon? example like say i want to filter files that end with HighDef , i tried filtering alone but it shows all files that have HighDef regardless of location of the word in file name, yet i only want it to show files that end with that word, after googling i learned that i need to set conditions to achieve that but problem is the steps in the manual are complex for me to understand could you please reply to this question

[@MarcusGlass]

If you only want to change names of files which have HigHDef at end of file name, in Filters(12), use mask of *highdef.mp4 , then click the mouse in a different field for filter to be applied This assumes of course the files you want to change all end with "HighDef.MP4" . If they have a variety of extensions then "HighDef." may work with period, as long as no other files have file names where "HighDef." appears earlier in the file name.

[@AlejandroArreozola]

Best video on this app, thank you!

[@phoenixdown1947]

thank you very useful till now 2023.

[@anassi3755]

My file is covering the bulk utility and I can access the functionality of bulk utility. Any assistant so I can see the bulk utility below the file.

[@KensGarage1]

Edit: It did not work. It takes the files from Win Explorer and resorts by file number. It does not display column "Date" from Explorer. I have 2 cameras working at the same time so the time stamps need to be in order. Bulk Rename has a column Created = all files show 12/31/1979 Modified = all files show 4/26/2024 Accessed = 4/28/2024. Thank you. Using media files from 2 sources, importing them in to editing software, the date/time stamp was getting messed up. Adding a numeric prefix to all the files corrects this issue. It worked!!!Showing all columns in Bulk Rename

[@TheWatchers_Tv]

THanks... Very Helpful

[@alohaparsons3328]

I want to use my predefined. Ames in chronological order. The names are on an excel and text. How can I rename to those names? Thank you! For your codeo

[@robertgab265]

Thank you Sir.

[@tacetmort3m]

Thank you so much for the easy explanation. You're awesome!

[@MarcusGlass]

You are so welcome!

[@deweyc9451]

Hi Marcus - hope you are well. Any thoughts on why when I import files it will not keep them in sequence... example: the file name is "testpage-1" testpage-10" "testpage-100" "testpage-11" "testpage-12" until it gets to the twenties, then it's "testpage-2" "testpage-20" "testpage-21" etc. same for thirties, fourties In the actual file it's numbered correctly and in the proper order so I'm curious if you have any thoughts on why it's doing this? Thx - Dewey

[@MarcusGlass]

It has to do with how the code in some programs is written to sort. Some are written to have natural sorting and others alphabetical sorting. If the program you use to view files does not have option to control how they are sorted when viewed what can you do? To ensure numbers always be in sequence by quantity value in both sorting methods requires padding in all programs all numbers with zeroes. If the highest number in sequence is 9999 all numbers need to be expressed as 0001-9999 rather than 1-9999. In file rename when change names, select pad. If highest number is two digits pad 2. If five digits pad with 5 digits. The numbers will all have that many digits so will sort by lowest number to highest in programs regardless of what sorting method the program uses en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_sort_order

[@deweyc9451]

@@MarcusGlass Thank you sir. It took some messin' around, but I was able to get it numbered correctly. Thanks again for the response.

[@TinkeringJohn]

@@MarcusGlass I'm having the same issue. I downloaded soundbanks from DX7 All The Web. The 1st bank (Aminet) has files named 2.syx, 3.syx, 4.syx...etc. There is no 1.syx, so in the rename utility, it goes 10.syx, 100.syx...etc. You put these in a sysex/voice folder on the sd card for the Raspberry Pi mini Dexed program The files have to start with a 6 digit number and an underscore (i.e. 000001_filename.syx, 000002_filename.syx...etc). The program should have an option to just load the files into it without sorting them (ignore the names and import them in the order they are in in the source list). It could have an option to turn on sorting if you want it to. The miniDexed goes in the original order so when you scan through the sounds it will go from 1-32 in file 2.syx, then it will go to sounds 1 to 32 in 3.syx and so on. This is also the order they are displayed in the mini Dexed librarian program even though the list is in the same order the rename utility put them in..

[@mindkiller76]

Thank you Marcus, great help.

[@OscarTorresWork]

Excellent video straight forward and to the point and informative, thank you for this!

[@abbaskhansrj5983]

I have a TV series which has 123 counting and I want to add my name to it without corrupting the counting. All by one click please help

[@MarcusGlass]

If you want to leave all file names the same but add your name at beginning of file name use prefix. To add name at end use suffix.

[@VI-cz9nj]

Can you do this with folders and sub folders or only files? I've tried this method on folders, but it does not seem to work

[@MarcusGlass]

In Filters (12) check the folder box. If you want to rename subfolders also check subfolder box. Then in left upper navigation menu select the folder containing the folders you want to rename. Then in main window select all the folders you want to rename. Then configure specific sections 1-9 as needed to get desired change of folder names.

[@steamycarafe]

Thank you for the helpful video!

[@camerado]

How can we search through all folder trees and chop off enough characters in relevant files to adhere to 260 character limit fot long file names in windows?

[@rc116987]

Its amazing marcus, thanks for the video😀

[@TeacherKenEnglish]

Marcus - Very helpful video in 2022! I recently discovered Bulk Rename Utility and it's no wonder your video came up on the first page of YT. Well made video! Do you have any tip on organizing 10 years worth of phone, GoPro, Drone and DSLR photography mixed together? Most videos on KZbin are about file naming, organizing, or bulk renaming files from a photo shoot which is easy. But what about managing photos that aren't related and to make them easy to reference?

[@MarcusGlass]

Tough to do after the fact thousands of files with different content. Can take forever to view and rename and tag. What is best is perception of person organizing and content and how it is used. Photos best to use tagging to make searchable. Photos I usually use YYYY~MM-DD~Event name-0001 and put in folder with same structure. I may add drone in structure so I have way to find versus ground shots. Then add tags such as 2021 Corvette, John Smith, Red, Mississippi River. Video is tough. Pretty much for video folder or file name needs to contain keyword. Or use other software to catalog video. I loved Picasa for tagging photos until they killed it. Mainly liked for tagging people names as it detected faces. Can tag in Windows explorer multiple photos with same keyword at same time. Anyways Perhaps bulk rename to get photos to have consistent structure and folders is good place to start. I always use year/month/day so when sorted they are all in order by date.

[@TeacherKenEnglish]

@@MarcusGlass Google really dropped the ball when they retired Picasa. I love the file naming system you proposed care. Simple, searchable, and easy to remember. Thanks again!

[@TeacherKenEnglish]

@@MarcusGlass I think the best way to move forward, and I write this for anybody reading, is to First drag and drop all of my pictures and videos into relevant folders. And once everything has a place in a holder, all use the bulk rename for all of the files within each folder so that is easy to give them all a filename.

[@96Sepu]

Thanks for the guide! very helpful! :D

[@pinnacleexpress420]

this was so easy that i feel like ishouldnt have needed this video but hey it was good lol

[@simonsayys5150]

awesome video dude

[@zuzzuks]

Thank you so, so very much!

[@alicjaukleja]

Thanks for sharing!

[@nomaddiaz2207]

This helped a ton! thank you a million times

[@liamhowatt5342]

Great video!

[@habibyaya5834]

thank you so much. very clear explanation

[@MarcusGlass]

You are welcome!

[@billb295]

Ya this program is awesome, but does anyone know if you can rename thousands of files that are in multiple folders all at the same time? Im scanning old photos and have 22,000 + photos so far in 610 folders can I rename them all at the same time? Only thing I need to do is remove underscores between each word that my Epson FastFoto Scanner adds to all file names.

[@BearLogic]

You awesome Uncle.

[@MarcusGlass]

Thanks Nephew.

[@onen3623]

Thank you Sir.

[@nathieleteixeira1601]

Thank you very much, it was a quick and accurate video.

[@MarcusGlass]

You're welcome!

[@parikshitkumar6485]

great job 👏

[@polaroidsky]

In windows you can simply select all the files, hit F2 and type in a name and it does the same thing. Or am I missing something?

[@TheChannelJ1]

This is a god send

[@GrizzlyHands]

Thank you for the tutorial.

[@scrossen778]

I'm here because I cannot figure out how to rename multiple folders at once instead of file names. Any ideas?

[@dopexyzz]

Hello! U helped me alot! U deserve a sub from everyone!

[@SujanSunthar]

Really helped. Thanks

[@issiewizzie]

Would love to rename 100,000 folders based on a column in Excel, which has the correct names

[@MIshaHaijtema]

Thanks you so much!

[@amkhazam]

Thank you so much

[@MarcusGlass]

You are Welcome

[@ujjalkoch2613]

Thank you so much, sir

[@MarcusGlass]

You are welcome

[@pedrops4910]

Thnk you. Very helpfull

[@ryanlillie8469]

What if they all have different names but I want them the same?

[@tagbrasil1560]

Thank´s bro. Very usefull

[@ii_1pr054]

Thanks man

[@aliakdogan9426]

thank you

[@ayushjha4611]

Thanks man 👏👏

[@stijndhollander6540]

Hello how can you add text to the existing file name in bulk. Fe put the year before each file?

[@MarcusGlass]

Bulk Rename Utility Windows - Adding Suffix or Prefix to File Name kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4evaXaQbMeDsM0

[@ron.cortez]

Nice

[@masseffect0128]

got it. thank you.

[@MarcusGlass]

I use it regularly. Hope it saves you lots of time like it does me.

[@dhudy26]

This appears to be exactly what I need... however....what if the current filenames are not the same number of characters? Some of the files in my folder are 4 characters, other files are 10 or more characters. Can I remove all characters, (obviously there would no longer be an 'extension' in the file name) not sure if that will cause a problem? Or can I simply remove all characters, and then within the Add section use the Suffix field to add .jpg? Thank you!!

[@MarcusGlass]

By the Rename icon in application hit reset to clear all prior settings, To remove all characters of all files in folder, select all files in the folder, in Remove (5) section under "First n" hit the up arrow higher and higher until the "New Name" field reflects none of the files having a name, or just put a value in like 50 if the most characters a file has is 50. Then use other fields to create whatever new name you want to give the files

[@dhudy26]

@@MarcusGlass Great, I will give that a try tonight. Thank you!! One last question. Does it matter if the folder contains different file types? Some of the photos in my folder are a variety of .jpg, .tiff, .heic and .png files. Is there a different process to rename those different file types? (not interested in keeping file-types batched together, just want all files to be given an new/better naming scheme) Thanks again!

[@aryalbhuvan]

thank you

[@trevor7016]

Hi. I’m wondering if you can advise how I would rename 30 files. They are named “masterday” and I would like to name them in date format with Day at the end, one for each day of the month. . For example the format would be “01-10-21 Day”, “02-10-21 Day”, “03-10-21 Day” and so on. I’ve been told this can do it but the options are overwhelming.

[@MarcusGlass]

Hard to impossible for me to advise without knowledge of file names and types of files, and where the date is originating. If reading date from actual file (exif , date modified, date created, ETC ) look at "Auto Date" function and set modem to Prefix, Set Type to what date is being read from file, (date created, date modified, date accessed data taken), set format to Custom, set custom to value such as "%m-%d-%y. Then user "Remove" to remove characters in current file name via remove first (n) characters and use "Add" Suffix to add the file name to appear after the data. Of course keep in mind if this is only 30 files , if it is taking you two hours to research how to do it in Bulk Rename Utility you should consider just manually naming them. if it is 100s or 1000s of files then worthwhile to figure out what options are needed in Bulk Rename.

[@Rustygiz]

thanks 👍

[@MultiSciGeek]

Super useful! Thanks!

[@MarcusGlass]

Thanks

[@LuizHenrique-ir6qy]

very good

[@ryandavid4840]

Is there a way to rename the files to add spaces in between the capitol letters so they would read Time Lapse Marcus instead of TimeLapseMarcus?

[@MarcusGlass]

Sure. In Field 7 prefix type time lapse marcus rather than timelapsemarcus.

[@trippietabz1516]

how do i rename the files to specific names? i cant like copy theior files names into like a google doc and it will do them in the order i pasted them into the program

[@trippietabz1516]

im basically trying to make the files the names they were before so like i dont know how i can swap them around cuz when i was editing pictures in photoshop it renamed them as like layer 1 layer 2 layer 3 etc.

[@duongphan4964]

Thanks very much.

[@MarcusGlass]

You are welcome

[@diskgrind3410]

I'm seeing this search quite often. I'm restoring a file history directory back to a new drive. I would like to remove the time stamps from the entire directory. Can anyone help me? I have not been able to do this. I've tried to read the forums, but can't find any examples of what I want to do. You can find me any where using my handle or name Diskgrind

[@freemindcanada9319]

Thankyou

[@MarcusGlass]

You are welcome. Have a happy holiday season.

[@KTLIVE0]

thanks, mate

[@MarcusGlass]

You are welcome.

[@ivancandia7882]

Is it possible to do that with files that are in different folders?

[@MarcusGlass]

Yes

Thank you so much 😭

[@MarcusGlass]

You're welcome!

[@srinivasnahak3473]

Thank you so muchh

[@sebastianolaso4220]

I have two problems, the first is that the option of "bulk reneme here" does not appear when I press the right-click button. The second is that when I open the program and choose a folder, it orders the files wrong, that is, it gives me, for example, the number 7 after 50 even though it says that it is ordered by name. Please help me as soon as possible.

[@MarcusGlass]

For integration in explorer did you reboot after installing? A little quirk of Windows and every application is sort occurs on a character by character basis. So 7 does comes after 5 as 7 is higher than 5. So use padding when renaming in bulk rename. So 7 must be 07 as 07 does come before 50 as 0 is before 5. If other programs did not number with padding prior to use of bulk rename that is not fault of bulk rename. To overcome in bulk rename sort maybe by date created if that puts files in order they were created then number them on export with padding.

[@Carnivorous-Vegan]

Portable versions dont include the option to "Bulk Rename Here", but its very easy to create your own using regedit. Installer versions will include it as an "option" during installation. To sort files numerically before renaming, use: DisplayOptions / Sorting / LogicalSorting.