File Renamer

The tool File Renamer allows you to rename many files and folders at the same time as well as to change their file extension or attributes. There are many options for renaming such as, for example, replacing, appending, inserting, truncating, deleting characters, working with masks and regular expression or changing the writing.

You get the File Renamer in a version for Windows, Linux or MacOS on the page sttmedia.com/filerenamer. There you will also find many more information and screenshots of the program.

In this portal you will find all topics and tutorials about the FileRenamer. You are also welcome to ask your own questions regarding the tool.

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FileRenamer: Delete Spaces from the End of many File Names

I have a lot of files that can have unwanted spaces at the end of their file name (i.e. between the name and the ending of the file). How can I...

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Adding Names to Files with empty Name

I encountered a problem in renaming a file with an empty name and a non-empty extension. I need to make the name not empty. Neither "add" nor "insert...

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Move files using metadata when renaming

Hello Stefan, Thank you so much for ongoing improvement of FileRenamer! FileRenamer has some Mask Placeholders that allow using some of the file...

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Add leading Zeros to existing Numbers in File Names

Many programs have problems sorting file names if they contain numbers. You can prevent this by using leading zeros. Specifically, it's for example...

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Change Numbering of Files by a specific Value

Is there a way to rename files in such a way that if they are previously numbered from 01 to 20 they become numbered from 11 to 30 instead, for...

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Rename Files sequentially keeping "connected" File Names Pattern

I'm trying to reorganize photo library that contains edited files as well as originals. I already achieved desired folder structure using AmoK Exif...

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New Answers and Comments

Stefan Trost: For this task, you can simply activate the option "Remove Spaces from the Beginning and the End" in the File Renamer. You can find this option on...

Question | FileRenamer: Delete Spaces from the End of many File Names

Stefan Trost: Thank you very much for your feedback. In the old program version you have used, it was indeed only possible to do that going one of the following...

Question | Adding Names to Files with empty Name

Stefan Trost: Yes, I also think that this is interesting, but maybe better in another independent program, it could be called "FileSorter" or something like that....

Question | Move files using metadata when renaming

BANANAKID: Hello, Stefan! I have thought about my proposal more. I agree with you this may be out of the scope of the FileRenamer in it's current state....

Question | Move files using metadata when renaming

Stefan Trost: I have to think about that, but at a first glance, I think that fits little to this program. It's a renaming software and not a file sorter, maybe...

Question | Move files using metadata when renaming

Stefan Trost: For this you can use the function "Number Adjustment" of the FileRenamer, which you can find on the right side of the main window under "Changes" for...

Question | Add leading Zeros to existing Numbers in File Names

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