From the menu select from ‘Replace Text’, ‘Add Text’ or ‘Format’. Now a small window will appear with a drop down menu on the top left. X of course replaces the number of items selected. Once all the files are selected simply right click and from the list click on ‘Rename X items’. If the files are not listed together, then you can also hold the Command key from the keyboard and click on individual files you need to rename. You can do so by clicking on the screen and dragging.

To rename more than one file, first you need to select them. The bulk rename feature saves a lot of time and makes the task of renaming a bunch of files a lot more easier. You can not only rename files in bulk but the feature also offers a number of naming options letting you format file names according to your needs. Luckily OS X offers a handy feature that allows users to quickly rename a bunch of files.

Depending on the number of items you want to rename it can be a tedious task. Have you ever tried to rename a large number of files on your Mac.

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