/enumerate-files

Number files by their creation date.

Primary LanguagePythonMIT LicenseMIT

Enumerate Files

A python script to easily number your files by their creation date.

Example of Renaming Files

Getting Started

This project requires Python 3.6+ to be installed on your machine.

The script can be executed with the following command:

python main.py

Next the script will ask for certain parameters like location of the folder. After entering all parameters a preview of the renamed files will be shown.

Features

The following aspects can be customized:

  • Number of leading zeros
  • Start Number
  • Gaps in Enumeration (e.g. skip 7 to 12)
  • Order of Enumeration (ascending/descending)
  • Separator after Enumeration (e.g. 001_xx, or 002-xx)
  • Remove Enumeration

Resources

A very usefully tool for batch renaming files is PowerToys from Microsoft.