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Rename Files


The Rename Files Function allows you to rename files using metadata. You can rename existing files, or choose to copy the files to a new location.

*NOTE - Due to Apple's sandboxing requirements, you may be prompted for permission to rename the files. When you are prompted, simply choose Allow Rename, and the operation will proceed.

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Output Location - You can choose to either rename the existing files, or to copy them to another location.

File Operation - If you are not renaming the files, you can choose to either copy or move them to the new location.

File Name Format String - The format string allows you to construct what the output file name will be. You can enclose tag names in brackets and Metadatics will replace them with the actual tag value. You can also put your own text anywhere outside the brackets. Use a forward slash to separate directories. In the screenshot above, a folder will be created that is the name of the Album Artist. Inside of that another folder will be created that is the name of the Album. Inside of that, the files will be named Track Number, space, dash, space, Track Title.

Replace Invalid Characters With - Some characters are invalid for file names. This field allows you to specify a character to replace invalid characters with. You can also leave this field blank and invalid characters will simply be removed.

Use Two Digit Track and Disc Numbers - Enabling this option will cause Track and Disc numbers to use two digits instead of one. So, for example, 1 will become 01.

Use Original File Name When Track Title Is Missing - If you specify TRACKTITLE in your File Name Format String, and the particular track does not have it's Track Title filled out, enabling this option will use the original file name instead.

Remove Illegal NTFS Characters - This removes all characters that are invalid on the NTFS file systems, and replaces them with the character in the Replace Invalid Characters With field.

Remove Problem SMB/CIFS Characters - This removes all characters that tend to cause problems when copying over SMB or CIFS file sharing systems.

Apply To - Allows you to choose if you want to apply this function to all files or only the selected files.

Preview - When you turn on Preview Mode, you will see what the results of this function are going to be. The results will be shown in red text. For the Rename Files Function, you can see the results in the File Name and Full Path columns of the file list.