February 5, 2010

Sort Out Your Computer Using A Batch File Renamer

Messes don't just happen in the physical world they also happen on our computer, in the form of files. Organization is usually one of the things people think about when it comes to their computers.

When you first set up your computer everything may have been nice and neat. Maybe you also labelled all files with the same style of name such as a date and event as a part of the name followed by a numerical succession. But that file naming system didn't get put on every photo file as time went by. Perhaps some of the foreign names came from other people e-mailing you pictures that you would want that you saved off into your system.

Once you realize the files have gotten out of control and are completely a mess it is time to rename files to try to bring your computer back to some semblance of organization. You can do this in a few different ways.

The first way is the hard way where you will have to go file by file and change each and every name as well as move them to where you need them. With only a couple of files that need their names changed or to be moved to a different location on the computer this is not such a bad way to go.

If there are a lot of files that need to have a name or location changed, however, this is going to take way too long to do. This is when you need a batch renamer program. This program does just what the name implies, allows you to change the names of files in large groups. See, for instance, if you have a number of photos from your last family reunion that weren't properly named. With a file renamer program you can highlight them and change them all to a name that makes sense together. Instead of just one at a time you get all those files sorted out and just where you want them in seconds.

This way you can just quickly look through the architecture of your computer, highlight all of the files that are out of place, and quickly put them just where you want them to be with their new name.

Really, a batch renamer program is a great way to keep your computer organized and under control with the least amount of hassle possible.

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