TidyBatch

Guides

Every command on these pages was run before it was published. Free built-in options come first; our tool comes last.

How to bulk rename files safely

Windows, macOS and Linux, plus the chain trap that silently overwrites files.

Can you undo a bulk rename?

What to try right now, in order, and how to make future renames reversible.

Rename photos by date taken

JPEG, iPhone HEIC and RAW: names and year/month folders from the EXIF date.

Add the date to file names

Modified date vs. photo "date taken", with PowerShell, bash, exiftool and TidyBatch.

Find duplicate files safely

Exact duplicates with built-in PowerShell or terminal commands, and which copy to keep.

Organize your Downloads folder

Sort files into Images, Documents, Videos… with a script that previews first and never overwrites.