Software Review: Bulk File Renamer v1.01

If you have large photo archives, or a large number of any type of file, it is often useful to be able to rename files in batches, rather than editing  filenames one at a time. Batch renaming is a feature of expensive photo editing applications, but I don't use the high-ticket image manipulation software. The Web is glutted with shareware and freeware, so when I recognized the need for renaming batches of photo files a few months ago. I performed a search, and along with dozens of other programs that did the same thing, I found Bulk File Renamer v1.01.

Bulk File Renamer is freeware. I've been using it for several months, while sorting through my photo archive. It is simple to use, and processes batches rapidly. You can replace entire filenames or append a prefix to an existing filename. The application also includes a numbering counter.

An example of using the application is outlined below.

To rename a group of files by appending a prefix to the original filename, navigate to the desired directory, then select the files to be renamed as shown above. Type the new name prefix in the Prefix text box. The bottom pane will display a list of the current filenames next to the new filenames. Select the Before radio button, then click on the Rename button.

A confirmation dialog box will appear. Click on the OK button to rename the batch of files.

I've only seen the application "choke" once, and that happened when it was performing a batch rename within a directory containing over 9,800 files (which is less than sane to begin with). BFR locked up, and didn't perform the operation. I shut the program down, then re-started it and it performed perfectly on the 2nd try.

You can download Bulk File Renamer v1.01 at http://www.bexonsoft.com/.