When it comes to changing the name of our files on Mac, it is quite common that we have to do it on a good number of files. In this situation, obviously, one can choose to rename one by one manually. We can also choose to use third-party applications to rename files in batches. and we can also use the option offered by the same operating system.
For several versions now, our Mac, directly in the Finder, offers us the possibility of rename all the files we want in one step. A really interesting function, very versatile, and which offers us a personalized result in a few clicks.
Nothing like the Finder to quickly rename any collection of files
Renaming multiple files on our Mac is as simple as selecting all the documents that interest us, doing then click on one of them and choose the option Rename. From here we have several options depending on the type of name we want to assign to the files.
The first thing we have to do is look at the first drop-down menu, because here it offers us the choice of replace text, add text oh Format. Let’s start with the first, which allows us to replace any text in the filename with another. Here, as usual “Find and Replace”, we write the text to be searched for and the text with which we want to replace it. If we leave this second field empty, the text will simply be deleted.
The second option is add textthis allows us add any text we write after the name oh Before the name. If necessary, be sure to enter a space before or after the text so that it does not stick to the existing name.
The third and final option is Format. Here we can choose to use Name and index*, Name and counter or *Name and date. In any case, we can decide if the index, the counter or the date is placed before or after the name that we have decided.
After choosing the options that best suit our needs, all we have to do is pulsar Rename to make the Finder do all the work for us. The process, it must be said, is practically immediate, although with hundreds of files we may have to wait a few seconds.
Without offering the number of options that some dedicated third-party applications can have, the truth is that it gives us just enough so that we can handle most situations comfortably. A feature that, like this way of dragging files in macOS, can easily go unnoticed, but really interesting.
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