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Bulk Rename Utility allows you to rename files and folders. You can customise the options to rename them as per your choice. Moreover, it allows you to batch process files so that files that have a pattern or those which have to be renamed in a pattern can be renamed at once. For all the examples given, select the options, then click on a file in the explorer which is part of the Bulk Rename Utility Interface. The new name will be displayed in Green next to the current name. This shows you a preview of what your file will be renamed as.
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| Screenshot of Bulk Rename Utility |
Using a text file:
Ever had a list of songs ripped from a CD that came out as Track1.mp3 and Track2.mp3. Bulk Rename Utility allows you to rename them all in one go, assuming you have the actual names stored in a text file. Open the required folder. Create a text file with the names. Format is as follows: Current Name | New Name. The current name and the new name have to be separated by a pipe symbol. There can be only one entry per line. Go to File > Import Rename Pairs and then select the files to rename.
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| Rename from Text File |
Using tags:
More often than not, music files are named differently. The file name might not be the track name, so on and so forth. In the area marked 7, there’s an option called Add. It allows you to add prefixes and suffixes. You can add ID3 tags as well to your file name. ID3 tags allow you to set Artist, Title and Track Number to your MP3. Adding %r to prefix will prefix your file with the name of the Artist, so your file lists are automatically sorted by artist. Similarly %t allows you to add the Title and %k Track Number. The above settings are useful for sorting into folders. Please note that to do so, you need to first extract the ID3 tags (Options > Extract > ID3 Tags). The same can be done with JPEGs using EXIF tags. You can add %a for Aperture, %e for Exposure, %f for Focal Length and %xb for Exposure bias. This is quite popular with photography buffs.
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| Add MP3 Tags |