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Sarah S.24's avatar
Sarah S.24
Helpful | Level 5
10 years ago

Renaming multiple files at once

I've  imported 100 files and would like to highlight them all and rename them all Ashland Vacation 1, Ashland Vacation 2, Ashland Vacation 3, etc. Is there a way to automatically do this? I don't wan...
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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    10 years ago

    Not using Dropbox, no. If the files are synced to your computer then you can probably find a third-party utility that can do a bulk rename on your files.

     

    [Moderator Note: This might be easier to accomplish now with the help of our naming conventions feature and the Dropbox Automations too]

Andrew R.29's avatar
Andrew R.29
New member | Level 1
9 years ago

Definitely a bummer!!! I've got 6,500 photos and 2,000 videos that I want to rename in batches!!

any suggestions for the best 3rd party app for the job??

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