Find & Replace is the most direct way to fix a recurring problem across a batch of filenames — swapping out an old project code, correcting a misspelled word that appeared in every export, or removing a default prefix that a camera, scanner, or piece of software automatically adds to every file it creates. Instead of opening each file individually and manually editing the name, you specify the exact text you want to find and the text you want to put in its place, and the rule applies identically across your entire selection.
This becomes especially valuable once you're dealing with hundreds or thousands of files, where a problem that takes two seconds to fix on one file would otherwise take hours to fix across the whole batch. A photographer with import folders full of files like "IMG_DSC_2024shoot_001.jpg" can strip "IMG_DSC_" from every filename in one pass. A business renaming exported invoices can replace an old client reference number with an updated one across the entire archive without touching a single file by hand.
Find & Replace in Turbo Bulk Renaming Tool works on whichever part of the filename you choose, supports case-sensitive and case-insensitive matching, and can be combined with other renaming rules in the same operation, so a single rename pass can fix text and also add a prefix, suffix, or sequential number at the same time.
- Install Turbo Bulk Renaming Tool on your Windows PC.
- Open the app and load the folder containing the files you want to rename, enabling recursive sub-folder scanning if your files are spread across nested folders.
- Select the Find & Replace renaming rule from the available options.
- Enter the exact text you want to find in the "Find" field.
- Enter the text you want to use instead in the "Replace" field, or leave it blank to remove the matched text entirely.
- Toggle case-sensitive matching on or off depending on whether capitalization should matter.
- Check the live preview to confirm every filename updates the way you expect before committing.
- Click Rename to apply the change across your entire batch at once.
- Case-sensitive or case-insensitive matching depending on your needs
- Leave the replacement field empty to delete matched text instead of substituting it
- Combine with other renaming rules — prefixes, suffixes, numbering — in the same operation
- Live preview shows the exact result before any files are actually renamed
- Recursive sub-folder support applies the same find-and-replace rule across nested directories
- Runs fully offline, so your file names and folder structure are never uploaded anywhere
What happens if the text I'm searching for doesn't exist in a file's name?
That file is simply left unchanged for this rule, while any other files in the batch that do contain a match are updated as expected.
Can I find and replace text that appears more than once in a single filename?
Yes, every occurrence of the matched text within a filename is replaced, not just the first one found.
Is Find & Replace limited to a single substitution per rename operation?
No, you can stack a Find & Replace rule alongside other renaming rules — like adding a prefix or applying sequential numbering — so a single batch operation can handle several changes at once.
Will this rename file extensions as well as file names?
Find & Replace targets the filename portion by default, keeping your file extensions intact unless you specifically include the extension in your search text.
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