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RickJ
Nov 28, 2006, 05:34 AM
I've got files on a hard drive that I want to make more web friendly by removing things like caps and spaces:

31,000 files
1,500 folders
20GB

I've found a variety of renaming utilities but I'm afraid of just trying anything. Does anyone have experience with something like this that can recommend an app to get it done?

Thanks!

NeedKarma
Nov 28, 2006, 05:51 AM
Hi Rick,

I've been reading this guy's newsletter for a couple of years and trust his recommendations:
http://www.techsupportalert.com/best_46_free_utilities.htm#46

RickJ
Nov 28, 2006, 09:04 AM
I must admit I was leery: The guy's english, spelling and grammar has much to be desired, it was last updated in 2000... and his forum got hacked, so is "gone for now"... but I tested it on several test folders and it worked great... so then I took a deep breath and tried a change on all 32000 files.

Worked like a charm... and pretty quickly too!