Rename files automatically with naming rules

Naming rules rename the files of a folder for you, from rules you choose: a date, a number, a keyword, photo or music details.

#Set naming rules

1. Right-click the folder and choose Folder settings, then Set naming convention.

   

2. Under Name built from, add the parts of the new name.

   Up to 12 parts: the current file name, a keyword, the parent folder, numbering, a date (date uploaded, Date captured, date modified, in 10 formats), photo details (camera make and model, lens, dimensions) or music details (track title, artist, album, year).

   

3. Adjust the result if needed.

   Replace text, Keep only characters, capital initials, and the separator between words: spaces, underscores, dashes or dots.

4. Choose what to rename.

   Rename the files already in this folder, Apply these rules to all future files in this folder, or both.

5. Check the preview, then click Set.

#Good to know

• The preview shows each name before and after.

• Extensions are kept. If two files would get the same name, Drime adds " (2)".

• Only the files directly in the folder are renamed, not those in its subfolders.

• In a folder with more than 2,000 files, the renaming continues in the background.

• You need the right to edit the folder.

To rename a single file, select it and press F2. See Organize files and folders.

#If it doesn't work