How Do You Fix Long File Names?
Long file names are a hassle to deal with. Not only do they take up precious screen real estate, but they are often not very descriptive, and it is difficult to decipher what’s actually in the file. Fortunately, renaming files in both Mac and Windows environments is incredibly easy, and even renaming a batch of files doesn’t require much extra work, using either Macintosh’s built-in Automator program or the shareware program File Renamer Turbo for Windows. To rename a single file, click once on the file in the Macintosh finder and press Enter. When the dialog box appears, type the new file name. To rename a group of files, it is best to quickly organize the files you want to rename in a folder or group of folders. Launch Automator. If presented with a window asking you to choose your starting point, select “Custom.” From the Library, choose the “Files & Folders” category to show the list of Automator actions. Select “Get Specified Finder Items,” and drag it to the workflow pane. Now cl
