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HUMask and counter
Build the name from placeholders and your own text: Holiday [C] makes Holiday 1.jpg, Holiday 2.jpg… The counter has a start, a step and a number of digits, so 3 digits gives 001, 002.
Multi-Rename
Rename a whole folder of files in one go.
Multi-Rename builds every new name from a list of rules — a mask with a counter, find and replace, case and more — and shows each result before a single file changes. Not happy? Undo Rename puts the old names back.
Step by step
From a messy folder to tidy names
Multi-Rename works on every storage DriveManager opens: your Mac, cloud accounts, servers and ZIP archives that can be changed.
Mark the files
Mark the items to rename and press ⌃M (File ▸ Multi-Rename…). With nothing marked, it takes every file in the folder (but not the folders).
Add rules
Pick a rule under Add a Rule: Find & Replace, Add Text, Remove Text, Change Case, Numbering, Date & Time, or under More a Mask, Trim or Remove Characters. Rules run top to bottom, each on the name the one above produced.
Check the preview
Every old and new name is listed as you type. Removed text is struck through, added text underlined; Changes and Problems filter the list.
Rename
Click Rename N Items or press ⌘↩. When the batch is done, Undo Rename and Save Log… wait in the same sheet.
Rules you can stack
Switch a rule off with its checkbox without deleting it, drag rules into a new order, duplicate one, or pick which part of the name it changes: the name, the extension, or both.
Find & Replace
Replace the first match or all of them, with Match Case if you need it. Leave Replace with empty to remove the text. Tick Regular Expression and use $1, $2 for the captured groups.
Change Case
lowercase, UPPERCASE, Title Case or Sentence case — for the name, the extension, or the whole name.
Add, remove, trim
Add Text at the start, at the end or after a given character; Remove Text by position; Trim spaces or characters such as _- from both ends; Remove Characters, all digits or all punctuation.
Placeholders for masks and Add Text
- [N] the name without the extension
- [N1-3] characters 1 to 3 of the name
- [E] the extension
- [O] the original full name
- [P] the parent folder’s name
- [G] the folder above it
- [C] the counter, or [C10+5:3] with start, step and digits
- [Y] [M] [D] the modified date
- [h] [n] [s] the modified time
- [Date:yyyy-MM-dd] the modified date in your format
- [Now:yyyy-MM-dd] today’s date
- [EXIF:DateTimeOriginal] when a photo was taken
- [EXIF:Make] [EXIF:Model] [EXIF:Camera] the camera
- [EXIF:Width] [EXIF:Height] the photo’s size
Placeholders are case-sensitive: [N] is the name, [n] the minute. Photo information is read from the file headers, without downloading whole files.
See every name before it changes
The preview updates as you type and never touches a file. Names that stay the same show a dim dash, so the changes stand out.
- Problems are caught first: two items getting the same name, a name already in the folder, a name too long, or a dot that would hide the file
- A wrong regular expression shows its error under Find, and Rename stays off until you fix it
- A rule you haven’t filled in yet is a Draft: it changes nothing and doesn’t block the rename
- The footer counts the names that will change, and the errors and warnings to look at
Examples
Each one is a single rule, or two, in the sheet.
After the rename
A finished batch leaves you a way back and a record of what changed.
Undo Rename
Renames every item back that still has its new name. Items changed since are left alone. In the sheet, ⌘Z also undoes changes to the rule list.
Save Log…
Saves the old and new names as a text file. Retry runs the items again that weren’t done if the batch stopped on an error.
Presets
Save a rule list under a name, in order and with each rule on or off, and load it from the Presets menu next time. Manage Presets… renames or deletes them.
Long batches
A progress bar counts the items. Stop ends after the current one; Background closes the sheet and the batch goes on in the Jobs list.
Questions about batch renaming
How do I batch rename files on a Mac with DriveManager?
Mark the files, press ⌃M to open Multi-Rename, add a rule such as a Mask or Find & Replace, check the preview, then click Rename. With nothing marked, every file in the folder is included.
Can I number files or name photos by the date they were taken?
Yes. [C] is a counter with its own start, step and digits; [EXIF:DateTimeOriginal] puts in when a photo was taken, with a date format if you add one, and [Y], [M], [D] give the modified date.
Does it support regular expressions?
Yes. Tick Regular Expression in a Find & Replace rule, and use $1, $2 in Replace with for the captured groups. A wrong expression is reported while you type, and Rename stays off until it is fixed.
Can I undo a batch rename?
Yes: Undo Rename in the finished sheet renames every item back that still has its new name. It is the only undo in DriveManager — a folder sync starts with a review instead. Coming from Total Commander? See how DriveManager compares with Total Commander.
Coming soon to the Mac App Store.
€12.99 One-time purchase. No subscription. Every feature included.
Mac App Store prices vary by country. See prices · macOS 26 Tahoe or later, Mac with Apple silicon.