You can start by adding files and folders into the list, by using either the file browser or the 'drag and drop' method (e.g. The interface of the software may seem a little confusing at first (since no tutorial pops up to guide you), but Advanced Renamer Portable is actually very easy to work with.

More importantly, your Windows registry items will not be changed.

Since installation is not necessary, you can simply place Advanced Renamer Portable on a removable drive and directly run its executable file on any computer. We like that Advanced Renamer Portable is so easy to use, and still more that it's portable.This is the portable version of Advanced Renamer, a tool that allows you to easily rename a vast number of files and folders. We browsed to a variety of archives, including some containing quite a few files, but ARen handled each job quickly. From the Settings, we could specify preferences for image and music files, and Test Batch and Auto Test buttons let us verify our selections before we ran a batch operation. The toolbar let us add files or directories, including saved lists, and customize the columns and view. At the bottom of the method list, we could add batch methods via wizard-like tools.ĪRen offers three batch operations-Rename, Move, and Copy-plus separate tabs for renaming files or folders. ARen offers many preconfigured methods to choose from, including an extensive list of Default Tags like incrementing numbers or letters, extension, and total number of items or we could enter or own or browse to a saved file. We returned to the main view and clicked Add Method. Actually, we didn't-ARen is easy to use-but we clicked it anyway, opening a Web-based Help site that explained everything from setting image thumbnail dimensions to hot keys. The gridded main list view displayed a pop-up message asking if we needed help getting started. The left-side Renaming method list let us create, save, and quickly access any kind of renaming method. Since that's what most people seem to have the most of on their system, we like the program's emphasis.ĪRen's interface is cleanly configured with grayish-brownish tones similar to previous Office editions and a basic, efficient, Explorer-style layout. It uses several renaming methods, including options designed specifically for multimedia files like images and songs. It's portable freeware that can add, remove, replace, append, and otherwise alter the names of large batches of files or folders. We think you could do worse than to put Advanced Renamer Portable (ARen) on the job. When you're faced with renaming large batches of files, you have some options.

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