Batch Renaming Files on an iPad with FileBrowser
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Batch Renaming Files on an iPad with FileBrowser
As I teased on Bluesky earlier this week, I’m working on the next major update to my Apple Frames shortcut. Version 4.0 will be completely rebuilt from scratch and feature even more flexibility in terms of frame customization. I hope to be able to release it before the end of the year.
Anyway, while I was working on the update earlier this week, I suddenly found myself dealing with dozens of new frame assets I had to include in the shortcut’s iCloud Drive folder. These files come directly from Apple, and the company named these PNGs using its own conventions, which don’t work with the naming scheme I’m using for Apple Frames. If I were using a Mac, that wouldn’t be a problem; since macOS Yosemite ten years ago, Finder has offered a way to batch rename multiple files with the ability to format filenames by adding prefixes and suffixes as well as by replacing text in the original filename. On the iPad, sadly, this option is not included, adding to the long list of Finder features missing from the Files app.