🚧 Bulk Renaming with Rename Master
I need to do some tutorials at some point. I know there are multiple tutorials online for various (or is it all for the same) tools, but this is the one I use, and I can provide a rename script to make life easier.
I use two tools myself - Rename Master for the "heavy" stuff like bulk renaming all of my mods when I decide to evolve my filenames, and PowerRename for the "light" stuff like disabling mods by bulk renaming their extension from "PACKAGE" to "PACKAGEOFF" or any suffix variation really. PowerRename is part of the free Microsoft PowerToys app that Microsoft doesn't install by default on your Windows devices, choosing to drown you in streaming apps instead.
I'm not gonna type this up right now, but I can provide the download links at least. I might do a separate post for PowerRename and PowerTools because that app toolkit is packed with goodies.
I have been using Rename Master for literal YEARS:
PowerTools and PowerRename I only happened upon in 2024 while looking for a simple free Color Picker tool, and yes, it has one:
Windows Store - https://aka.ms/getPowertoys
Github - https://aka.ms/installpowertoys
Learn more - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/
Learn more - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/install
If you decide to "wing it" before I do a write-up, only bulk rename your custom CAS and Build/Buy content or standalone PACKAGE and TS4SCRIPT mods.
Any complex mods that have TS4SCRIPT and PACKAGE files should not be touched. IIRC, some of these things are finicky, or at least we've been told they're finicky. Then again, some creators still recommend WinRAR when 7-Zip is free. You know who I'm talking about. ☔
Ain't nobody needs "compression software that can work with Unicode" - well, someone, somewhere does, but it ain't me. 😹