Inside the tool you have multiple options. “Replace Text,” for example, is the most straightforward, with a find and replace-type functionality that changes long strings of numbers to something more user-friendly. Replace text isn’t the only way to get things done with the batch renaming utility, but it’s probably the one you’ll use the most often.
- Select the files you want to rename.
- Right-click on the selected files to open the menu.
- Click Rename xx items in the menu, to start the batch rename process.
- In the Rename Finder items dialogue box, add text that you want to rename in the Find textbox.
- Add the term you would like to replace it with, in the Replace with textbox.
- Click Rename to start the batch process.