Viktor Bijlenga

Rename a common filename to something useful with Hazel app

Problem:

You get a lot of attachments in the mail with the same name – example “your-company-name.pdf”. You think it’s unnecessary to rename stuff manually and

Solution:

  1. Download Hazel app.
  2. Set up a new rule containing the following for your downloads folder.

    If Any
    Name contains “your-company-name”

    Do the following..
    Rename with pattern [date added]_[creator][extension]

  3. Done! Your files will from now be named in a more convenient way.