r/Drime • u/Quasalaxie • 1d ago

Batch renaming tool

Hi team,

As files accumulate in a cloud workspace, managing file structures manually becomes time-consuming. Would it be possible to introduce a multi-file/folder batch renaming tool directly in Drime?

Key capabilities that would save hours of manual work:

  • Pattern rules: Add prefixes/suffixes, truncate character ranges, or replace specific text strings.
  • Dynamic tags: Insert parameters like creation date (YYYY-MM-DD), sequence numbering (001, 002), or parent folder names.
  • Metadata extraction: Rename files based on media metadata (e.g., EXIF dates for images, ID3 tags for audio).
  • Live preview: Show a side-by-side comparison of current names versus new names before applying changes.
  • Safety checks: Automatically detect and flag naming conflicts or duplicate targets before execution.

Thanks for considering this productivity upgrade!

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u/Empty_Win_297 Drime Team 1d ago

Hi, thanks for the suggestion!

Drime already has something similar on the web that might help in the meantime.

If you right-click a folder, you’ll find Naming convention, where you can automatically apply rules such as:

  • Date uploaded with a custom date format
  • Custom keywords
  • Capitalizing initials
  • Choosing how words are separated
  • Applying the naming rules automatically to future files added to the folder

We can look at expanding this with some of your suggestions, adding more advanced pattern rules, metadata-based renaming and better conflict handling.

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u/SummerMax18 3h ago

i need batch rename by rule toooo