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Preparing List of Files

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To prepare list of files for renaming or copy (source files), please go to Select Files page.

The list of the source files of the project is located at the bottom of the page. It can contain files with unique file path only, duplicating files are ignored when adding.

Adding Files to Rename

Drag files from Windows Explorer

You can add files to the project file list simply by dragging them from Windows Explorer.

Dragging files from Explorer

Using embedded explorer

You can add files to the list using file explorer in the top part of the page.

Internal explorer

First, specify folder, from which you wish to add files. You can do this by typing folder name in the top field and pressing Enter, or just by selecting it from folder tree to the left.

After selecting the folder, the list of files it contains will appear to the right.

If you want to filter the file list, please specify the file filter mask in the corresponding window above and press Enter. Examples of the mask:

*.jpg;*.jpeg
*.mp3
conf*.*
*.bmp;*.jpg;*.jpeg

To list all files, use *.* mask or empty mask. To list only files without extension, use *. mask (asterisk and period).
Too see more file mask examples, please go here.

To scan sub-folders too, please use the corresponding checkbox.

After the files appeared in the list to the right, you can add them to the project list of files:

Above the file list, you have a tool bar with a set of buttons, which allow you to perform some useful actions with selected files or with a whole file list:

These functions are also available in the context menu of the list.

Similar functions are available also for the project file list at the bottom of the page.

Removing Files from Project

To remove a file or several files from the list, select it (them) and click Remove Selected button or press Delete.

To remove all files the list, click Remove All Files button (or press Ctrl+A to select all files and then press Delete).

To remove non-existing files, click Remove Non-Existing Files button .

Rearranging the List of Files

Moving selected file

To move selected file one position down, click Move Down button .

To move selected file one position up, click Move Up button .

To move selected file to the specified position in list, click Move to Position button .

Sorting the list

To sort the list, just click the corresponding column title. To sort in descending order, click the column title again.

To sort by several columns, click column titles holding Shift down.

To rearrange the list in random order, click Randomize button .