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I need a better way to change multiple file names. I cannot do a bulk change.

Every day, I rename up to 200 files. I cannot do a bulk change. In Windows, the process was;

Navigate with Windows Explorer to the folder with files to rename
Select the first first file with a slow double click so the name field is selected
Paste the new name and add a description
Hit Tab. The new name is accepted and the next file is now selected for renaming

It's always been a laborious process, but with my new MacBook Pro, Big Sur 11.1, it's a clunky process. The MacBook Finder version of the process is;

Navigate with Finder to the folder with files to rename
Select the first file and hit Enter
Paste the new name and add a description
Hit Enter
Hit down arrow to move to the next file
Hit Enter to select name field
Paste name and add description
Hit Enter
Hit down arrow to go to next file

There are more keystrokes with the Mac solution. After naming a file, is there a way to move to the next file and have the name field selected and ready to name? I want to minimize the number of keystrokes.

Posted on Jan 1, 2021 12:51 PM

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The_Knowledge_Seeker

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Posted on Jan 1, 2021 2:05 PM

Alanananda4006 wrote:

There are more keystrokes with the Mac solution. After naming a file, is there a way to move to the next file and have the name field selected and ready to name? I want to minimize the number of keystrokes.

If there's a logical way to name them (egg File1, File2, etc):

Select files.

File > Rename...

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I need a better way to change multiple file names. I cannot do a bulk change.

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