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    KRename can be found in the Kickoff menu in the Utilities section.
    KRename can be found in the Kickoff menu in the Utilities section.
    ==File Management on Steroids==
    Dolphin is your new file manager, but it looks and feels very different from older file managers.  Learn how to enable previews, give yourself quick access to the directories you use most, and choose how much detail you see about your files.  All this and more [[Dolphin/File_Management|in this File Management tutorial]]


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    Renaming Multiple Files

    There are times when you need to rename a large number of files or folders at the same time. This is often referred to as "batch renaming," and can be accomplished a number of ways in KDE.

    With Dolphin

    Dolphin has a ability to rename multiple files by numbering them, though the functionality is currently limited and only useful in certain situations. One useful application would be renaming a set of photos. Here's how it's done

    With KRename

    KRename has the ability to rename large numbers of files based on many different criteria, including search and replace, file properties, mp3 & ogg metadata, and many others.

    KRename can be found in the Kickoff menu in the Utilities section.

    File Management on Steroids

    Dolphin is your new file manager, but it looks and feels very different from older file managers. Learn how to enable previews, give yourself quick access to the directories you use most, and choose how much detail you see about your files. All this and more in this File Management tutorial