If you ever find yourself needing to rename several files at once, Mac OS comes with several inbuilt options for getting the job done. Taylor Martin has covered technology online for over six years.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The mundane act of changing a computer file’s name seems so simple ...

I work with a lot of content. Between my writing-heavy day job, freelance side hustle as a lifestyle journalist, and amateur photography hobby, I handle a lot of files. Word docs, JPGs, PDFs, PNGs — ...

From downloading different files and folders to taking multiple screenshots, your Mac can quickly become cluttered, but it’s ...

At some point in time, a lot of us might have come across a situation where we find the need to rename multiple files at once. Be it images, videos, apps, or even PDFs, renaming every single file ...

This is one of those simple little things that’s so obvious, and so simple, that it’s easy for newcomers to miss. How do you rename a file on a Mac? If you’re coming from Windows, you’ll be accustomed ...

Quick Rename is now available for Mac OS X as of the new version 2.1. Quick Rename is a batch renaming utility that utilizes renaming schemes to alter the names of files with the set scheme. It works ...

There are many ways to rename files in OS X but most people use one of two approaches: either click-pause-click or click-return. And if you're used to using one style, the other style can prove a ...

A reader who wishes to remain anonymous would prefer to forego some busy work. He writes: I’ve been working on a project for a couple of months where I created a few hundred files using this naming ...

Renaming multiple files can be a tedious process when doing so manually, but the Finder in OS X can make it easier to rename a batch of files at once on your Mac. Instead of relying on a third party ...