In daily office work, we often need to rename a large number of documents, logs, and media files by date, replacing different dates in filenames with a uniform date. Using regular expressions properly for batch renaming can significantly improve the efficiency and accuracy of file management. The main advantage of regular expressions lies in their flexible matching rules, which can automatically identify different content in file names and replace them according to a unified standard, avoiding manual modifications and human input errors. This not only saves us a lot of time but also ensures consistency after file renaming, facilitating subsequent sorting and archiving. For users who frequently organize files, regular expressions can easily handle various complex date formats. Whether it is a fixed date format or dates scattered within filenames, they can be accurately located and replaced, greatly simplifying our workflow.
When do you need to batch modify file names to have the same date?
- When processing files with different dates in their names, you can use regular expressions to replace the dates in the file names with the same date, making it easier for us to batch categorize and manage them.
- Modifying the dates in file names to keep them consistent makes it easier for us to track file versions.
Preview of the effect after modifying file names to have the same date
Before processing:
After processing:
Steps
Open [ HeSoft Doc Batch Tool ], select [File Name] - [Find and Replace Keywords in File Name].
[Add Files] allows you to freely select and add files whose dates in the file names need to be modified.
[Import Files from Folder] imports all files from the folder.
Imported files can be viewed below.
[Search Method] Use formula to fuzzy search text.
[Keyword List to Find] Enter the regular expression formula for the keyword content to be found below.
[Keyword List After Replacement] Enter the regular expression formula for the keyword content after replacement below.
After the files are processed, click the red path at the save location to view the renamed files.
