Start Here
The core safe-renaming workflows: preview the outcome, apply rules in order, and avoid turning a cleanup task into a recovery project.
Reforge
Practical guides for safer bulk renaming
Reforge is for folders where hand-renaming is too slow and one wrong rule can create hours of cleanup. These guides focus on preview-first renaming, media libraries, downloads, and local rules you can understand before applying them. Install Reforge from the product page or read Reforge vs PowerToys PowerRename .
Local-first · Preview-first · One-time purchase
Choose the folder you need to clean up
Photos, Video, and Downloads
Ways to bring order to folders that keep growing: camera dumps, exports, downloads, media libraries, and mixed file batches.
Large Libraries
Approaches for people managing years of files, nested folders, and naming schemes that need to stay understandable later.
Tool Choices
When PowerRename is enough, when you need a dedicated renamer, and how local preview-first tools reduce risk.