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Forum Discussion
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...
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]
UPDATE:
It goes without saying that common sense (and the Name Mangler 3 built in manual) demand that you don't try to batch rename files within your Dropbox folder while it is syncing or it is actively connected to the internet.
Or for that matter using NM3 while any other file updating or tracking software is running. So it's not a good idea to try batch renaming files while your Mac's Time Machine is backing up your drive lol. In either case, Dropbox, Time Machine, etc., that opens the door to potential conflicts, duplicated files, corrupted data, etc.
For renaming files within your Dropbox folder it's best to quit the Dropbox desktop app. That way Dropbox doesn't try to detect and upload changes before NM3 finishes the batch file renaming.
When the renaming is done, which in my case only takes seconds, you can start the Dropbox desktop app up again. It will quickly detect the changes and react accordingly, reflected by the changes when you next view your files using the Dropbox website, etc. This also only takes a few seconds.
