Add Suffix And Prefix in OneDrive Files And Rename them at Once

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Problem of Data Disorganization & Inconsistent File Names

Keeping track of your files on OneDrive isn’t always easy. This is especially true if you’ve tens of GBs of data stored in your account.

Inconsistent & non-descriptive file names, file names with typos can contribute to many errors. Besides, photos uploaded from the digital camera often have system-generated sequential numerical strings (such as DSC_0001.JPG, DSC_002.JPG, etc). This is the standard file naming criteria followed by most digital cameras. Such files are difficult to find when you need them the most. In addition to that, they can be lost easily. You could mistakenly delete an important file from your OneDrive account even without realizing it. As your OneDrive cloud storage gets occupied with tons of files, it’s imperative to manage and organize them efficiently.

What are Prefix & Suffix?

Prefix and Suffix are both kinds of affixes.

Prefix is the text that is to be added at the beginning of the file name. It is a part of the affix that is added to the beginning part of the file name to produce a related word.

For example: The original file name is “project.docx”. Adding the prefix “office_” will turn the new file name into “office_project.docx”.

Suffix, on the contrary, is the text added at the end of the filename before extension, or at the end of the file extension. For example: The original file name is “Graph.xlsx”. Adding the suffix “_2022” will turn it into “Graph_2022.xlsx”. Similarly, if the original file name is “finance report.xls”, adding the suffix “x” after the file extension would turn the new name into “finance report.xlsx”

How to Add Prefixes & Suffixes to your Documents & Files in OneDrive?

Unfortunately, there’s no native way to batch rename your files in OneDrive. This means that you’re required to rename your files one by one manually.

Thankfully, batch renaming OneDrive files, adding suffixes & prefixes can be done easily with a third-party solution called Cloud File Renamer.

What’s Cloud File Renamer? How Do I Add Suffix & Prefix to OneDrive Files with CFR?

Cloud File Renamer is a Web-based cloud file renaming service. It is fully Web-based and doesn’t require any sort of program download or installation. Just open the Cloud File Renamer website and login to your account. You can add multiple cloud platforms under one account and rename your files with ease.

Using Cloud File Renamer, you can do various sorts of batch file renaming tasks. Some of the examples are given under:

• New Name: Use this option to specify a new name for your files.
• Remove Text: Use this option to delete a single or multiple instances of specific characters from your file names. For example: Remove the text “- Copy” from file names
• Replace Text: Use this option to replace a single or multiple instances of specific characters from your file names. For example: Replace the text “house” with “home” in all file names
• Insert At: Use this option to insert a specific set of character(s) into your file names. For example: Add the text “mountain_” into “lion.jpg”. The output file name will be “mountain_lion.jpg”
• Add Prefix: Use this option to add a text at the beginning of your file names. For example: Adding the prefix “img” to all file names, will turn the new names into img001.jpg, img002.jpg, etc.
• Add Suffix: Use this option to add a text at the end of the file name. You can either add a suffix at the end of the file name before the extension, or at the end of the extension. For example: Adding the suffix “_protected” will turn the new file names into 001_protected.jpg, 002_protected.jpg
• Add Numbering: Use this option to add a sequence of numerical patterns to your file names. 
• Swap Text: Swapping is the process of relocating the position of a specific text from your file names. Let’s say, if your file names contain a separator character such as an underscore ( _ ), swapping will change the position of the text before and after the separator character. For example: swapping will rename “nature_wallpaper.jpg” into “wallpaper_nature.jpg”
• Lower Case: Use this option to turn your file names into lower case. For example: Change the file name “Project Work.docx” into “project work.docx”.
• Upper Case: Use this option to change the file name case into upper case.

Is Cloud File Renamer Safe?

Yes, absolutely. Cloud File Renamer uses the official APIs from your cloud vendor. They do not ask for your credit card information at the sign-up or trial interval. Your data and connection to their servers are protected with industry-standard AES 256-bit encryption. Moreover, you can revoke the permissions given to the CFR app at any time.

Steps

Now, let’s get back to the actual steps:

1. Visit the Cloud File Renamer website using your Internet browser and sign-up a new account.
2. Once you receive a verification link in the registered email address, click on it to verify your account.
3. Now, log-in to the CFR website.
4. Click on the OneDrive header icon.
5. Click on Add New Drive.
6. On the left panel, check the folders in your OneDrive account that contain the files you want to rename.
7. Use the “Include subfolders” checkbox to include all files from the subfolders for renaming. If you keep the checkbox unchecked, only top-level files will be loaded for renaming.
8. Click on the Load Files button underneath the folders list.
9. Now, your files will be loaded in the right-hand side panel. You can either use the checkbox to manually select the files for renaming or use the Select Files button to automatically select/ deselect them at once.
10. Use the drop-down box to specify a rule of your choice. (In the context of this article, we’ll be choosing either Prefix or Suffix)
11. After selecting Prefix or Suffix, specify the text you want to add as prefix or suffix.
12. Click on Add Rule.
13. Your rule will be added and displayed under Applied Rules. You can add multiple rules, as you want.
14. Finally, click on the green-colored Rename button on the bottom right corner to start renaming your files.