How to Bulk Rename Image Names

While managing many images for your business, image names can be a huge problem. Especially when using automated systems, they shall be in a format, and if you get the images from another resource, you may need to update them in a bulk way.

Unfortunately, Google Drive or other storage solutions don’t help with bulk renaming. So, you need to handle it on your computer. There are easy solutions for both Macbooks and Windows. In this blog post, I’ll try to explain them.

How to bulk rename in Macbook

It’s a bit easier to bulk rename image (file) names on a Macbook. So let’s start…

Step 1: Download images onto your computer.

You can skip this step if you have the images on your computer…

On Google Drive, click on the 3 dots near the folder name and click “download.”…

Step 2. Select the images (files) you want to rename

Now you have the image folder on your computer…

Step 3. Find a logic to rename all image names at once

We also selected the images… In my scenario, these image files will be used in Smart Bulk Image Upload because I want to upload them into my Shopify store. (You can check the following URL for bulk uploading product images into Shopify) And the app has a logic for image ordering…

According to current image names, images ending with;

• 270 are 1st
• 300 are 2nd
• 090 are 3rd
• TOP are 4th
• BOT are 5th

So, if I can change all of them as ;

• 270_1.jpg
• 300_2.jpg
• 090_3.jpg
• TOP_4.jpg
• BOT_5.jpg

they will be ready for my scenario.

So, let’s rename them in a bulk way. I’ve already selected the images…

Then, the operating system will show you the following options with find and replace with fields;

You need to fill these fields with the inputs from your logic…

• find part as “-300.jpg”
• Replace with part as “-300_2.jpg”

and click on rename. After completing the same process…

Step 4. Upload them into Google Drive or other storage solutions you use.

Our images are ready now…

How to bulk rename in Windows

Actually, it’s almost the same as the Macbook solution, but the only difference is Windows doesn’t allow users to make this process with a native Windows solution; therefore, you need to download the PowerRename tool.

Step 1: Setup the PowerRename tool into your Windows

When you install the extension and click on its icon…

then, you will choose the “Default and extended context menu”

And enable other options. At this point, I suggest you set the ‘Maximum number of items’…

Step 2: Select the images (files) you want to rename

Ideally, it would be easier to rename all images…

Step 3: Find a logic to rename all image names at once

Now, you will see the selected images in the PowerRename screen…

When you make the changes, you will see both the original and renamed versions…

If everything seems good, you’re ready to click “Apply,”…

Since I don’t have a Windows computer, I couldn’t get the screenshots on my own, so I used the screenshots of Lance Whitney. You can also check his post from here.

If you want to check details of bulk uploading product images, you can check the link.