Re: Best File Renaming Utilities?

Pariah Burke · ‎Mar 28, 2017

On macOS I like... Finder's built-in file renaming for quick and simple replacement, prefix, suffix, and serialization. Rename form Pathos Software for more advanced file renaming operations (look in the macOS App Store). Noodlesoft Hazel for automatic file renaming, such as replacing spaces in filenames with underscores automatically when a file is placed in a particular folder (like my Upload to Website folder) or adding dates (such as with PDFs of receipts). On Windows I like... File Renamer Deluxe from Sherrod Computers which offers an amazing array of file renaming features including GREP regular expressions. Hazel, running on my Mac, renaming across the network.

Pariah Burke · ‎Mar 28, 2017

Karl, I'll add that to the correct answer. Give me just a minute. A Better Finder Renamer is a great application, as is Rename (the manufacturer's URL seems to be down). I really like Noodlesoft Hazel for automatic file renaming, such as replacing spaces in filesnames with underscores automatically when a file is placed in a particular folder (like my Upload to Website folder). I stared a discussion about file renaming utilities on all platforms in The Lounge here: Best File Renaming Utilities?

Pariah Burke · ‎Mar 28, 2017

A question came up in another forum about renaming files. That sparked a discussion on file renaming utilities. I thought I'd move that discussion here. What is your favorite utility for renaming files, on which operating system, and why is it your favorite? Let's help each other find our next best tools.

Pariah Burke · ‎Mar 28, 2017

Consolidating the useful and relevant bits of the discussion into a cohesive reply. Having periods in a filename beyond separating a filename from the file extension can cause a wide range of issues, particularly when files are moved between platforms and operating systems. It's similar to other special characters in filenames, such as spaces, when documents are placed online. This has been the case for more than 30 years. As a result, a worldwide standard workaround developed. It uses underscores to replace potentially problematic characters such as periods and spaces. PDFs, being documents that are frequently transmitted between different operating systems and posted on the Web need to be safe for all operating systems and the Web, and thus must use platform-agnostic file naming conventions. In the past, users had to manually make the filenames safe. Adobe Acrobat Pro DC automatically replaces periods in filenames with underscores to prevent that additional manual task. While this does create inconvenience for some users who prefer the periods, it removes inconvenience and numerous technical issues and incompatibilities for the majority of users, computer-savvy and otherwise. If you would like to present your opinion to Adobe, a company that really does listen to its customers, please use https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform for feature requests or bug reports -or Feedback forum https://forums.adobe.com/community/creative_cloud/desktop-app/content.

Pariah Burke · ‎Mar 28, 2017

andrewg14812319 wrote Did you read the post? Using "split" and naming documents by top level book marks results in all periods changing to underscores in the new files that are created. Did you read John T. Smith's reply to you? Periods in filenames have always been disallowed on Windows and a bad idea on Mac. They cause problems for a majority of users, so the minority have to work around the problem with underscores, as we've done for more than 30 years, yes. You can read more about using periods in filenames here. If you disagree with Adobe's handling of periods in filenames, tell Adobe. Other people telling Adobe is how the replacement of periods with underscores happened in the first place. If you want the opposite, you have to let Adobe know. John T. Smith's response includes the information you'll need to tell Adobe on a channel they'll hear. Complaining about a decision in public isn't the same as casting your vote for or against it in the official ballot box.

Pariah Burke · ‎Mar 28, 2017

Note: As warned, your comments are all being automatically held for moderation now. They need to be approved by the people you're working hard to annoy and whose attempts to help you you actively ignore or foil. I approved this comment. I'm rejecting the other unproductive comments.

Pariah Burke · ‎Mar 28, 2017

John is absolutely right, though I assume you were already told this by the tech support agents you spoke to in chat. That is, assuming your situation is identical to the original poster's in this thread. If not, then please tell us the details of your situation--again, visuals help a great deal. If it's simply a matter of having to replace the underscores with periods in the filenames on Mac, I can explain how you can easily change them back.

Pariah Burke · ‎Mar 28, 2017

John, I moved it back to The Lounge because this is not a technical support thread directly relevant to PDFs. Moreover, the Lounge is absolutely the most appropriate place to post about problems with Support if such a post must exist. Please leave this thread where it is. As you can see, other ACPs are handling it. As far as the periods and underscores advise, that should be added to the original tech question in the PDF forum rather than here. I was going to say so myself, but I assume the "many" chat tech agents must have already told the O.P. that. So, I asked him for more detail (in the correct thread) rather than simply restating advice he must have already received.

Pariah Burke · ‎Mar 28, 2017

Why don't you try supplying details of the situation, Andrew? Please post screen shots and sample PDFs as well.

Pariah Burke · ‎Mar 28, 2017

andrewg14812319 wrote I don't care if it ruins the user experience on the forums. At this point I just need my question answered and the best way to go about it will be to act difficult and annoying. Indeed. Yes. The best way to get people to want to help you is to annoy and alienate them. You're not ruining the user experience on the forums, whatever that means. It's simple logic: if you ask your question in the wrong place, you won't get the right answer.

Pariah Burke · ‎Mar 28, 2017

andrewg14812319 wrote Saved file names not matching top level bookmark names when splitting a document. I keep getting shuffled from one chat support agent to another Have you tried staying with the chat support agents so that you could get to a solution?

Pariah Burke · ‎Mar 28, 2017

andrewg14812319 wrote Any advice on how to get a adobe employee to answer this question? Saved file names not matching top level bookmark names when splitting a document. Have you tried calling technical support? If you legally paid for Acrobat, you should be able to get a telephone support technician to look into the problem. Contact Customer Care You can also reach out to Adobe Customer Care (@AdobeCare) | Twitter with a single polite tweet. Whatever method you choose, please exercise some patience. You replied to Saved file names not matching top level bookmark names when splitting a document. only an hour ago and immediately then posted this thread AND another one here in the Lounge. As the name suggests, Adobe Customer Care does care about customers, but you are not the only customer they must help.

Pariah Burke · ‎Mar 28, 2017

FYI: I deleted your other post here in The Lounge that only was only a link to the same post you linked to above. I unmarked your own reply as the Answer. Please don't mark your own replies answers. Please don't mark any reply as the Answer unless it actually answers the original question or solves the original problem. By posting so frequently so many replies and posts with substantially the same content and a link to the same place, you are mimicking the behavior of a spammer. That has triggered the forum software to treat you like a potential spammer. Your replies are now being held for moderation. I approved your outstanding replies, but please try to exercise some patience and restraint to keep the system from treating you like a spammer in the future. Spammers' posts are never replied to or given help.

Pariah Burke · ‎Mar 27, 2017

In what application did you create the video? To where are you uploading the video that it's playing slowly?

Pariah Burke · ‎Mar 27, 2017

The original poster tagged the question "InDesign", folks. I'm moving the post to the InDesign Forum.

Pariah Burke · ‎Mar 24, 2017

That's definitely a possibility. Press CTRL+D (CMD+D on Mac) and check the fonts tab. Does it list any fonts you don't also find in your system's Fonts folder?

Pariah Burke · ‎Mar 24, 2017

Do they work if they weren't emailed? I wasn't able to find any information on printing "high compression" PDFs on HP printers. I suggest you contact HP and be prepared with the following information and to send the PDF to them for testing. the model number of the scanner the model number of the printer how PDFs were transmitted between the computer that scanned and the computer that's printing whether you've ever been able to print such documents or have tried others beyond just the one

Pariah Burke · ‎Mar 23, 2017

Does this happen with all PDFs or just the one you tried? For example, if you download a form from http://irs.gov, can you print it? If all PDFs cause a problem printing, can you print other types of documents like a web page or Word document? [ps. I also edited your post title for brevity]

Pariah Burke · ‎Mar 23, 2017

Can you post a screenshot of it?

Pariah Burke · ‎Mar 22, 2017

Whether it's worth it is a very subjective question. It depends on your needs. Check out the new and and changed features What's new in Adobe Acrobat DC 2015 releases and maybe a third-party review or two, starting with Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Review & Rating | PCMag.com .

Pariah Burke · ‎Mar 22, 2017

Hi, Kris. If you're the only user of the software, it can be installed on both your desktop and laptop under the license associated with a single subscription or purchase.

Pariah Burke · ‎Mar 22, 2017

After your post in the Lounge Forum (here: Re: Unsatisfactory Technical Support for Photoshop Elements 14 ) I went looking to see if you had any open support requests. I'm glad I did. Do you get the same error if you backup the catalog to a different location than the desktop? Have you tried working through Troubleshoot catalog issues in Elements Organizer ?

Pariah Burke · ‎Mar 22, 2017

I absolutely understand your frustration, Gene. To keep the price of Photoshop Elements low, Adobe has to cut the overhead costs somewhere. It can cut them from development and give you a tool that doesn't work very well, or it can cut costs by removing the cost of support agents' hourly wages and limiting Elements support to the forum. That said, the Adobe Forums are not like most software companies' forums. Here, there are tens of thousands of visitors daily, a significant portion of whom are specially trained experts and technical support personnel--official or unofficial. You'll find plenty of Adobe employees helping out in the Forums as well as people like me who are ACP (Adobe Community Professional) or MVP (Most Valued Player). We're industry experts in our fields, educators who teach Adobe software, book authors who write about it, and consultants who advise Adobe on its products and future development. In short, you'll get much deeper, more experienced help right here. Here's the link to the Photoshop Elements forum. Post your questions there and see what the community can do for you.

Pariah Burke · ‎Mar 22, 2017

I just ran into this one a few minutes ago. It's pretty bad user experience design requiring five security questions to manage one's Verizon Cloud storage in the browser.

Pariah Burke · ‎Mar 22, 2017

When you double-click the PDF on your desktop does it open in Acrobat Reader or Microsoft Word? It's a common issue with PDF attachments from Outlook that they try to open in Word, which, of course, shows the code rather than the content of the PDF.

Pariah Burke · ‎Mar 22, 2017

HOW are you opening the PDF attachments? In what email application? Try saving the PDFs to your desktop and then opening them by double-clicking on the PDFs on your desktop.

Pariah Burke · ‎Mar 22, 2017

Good. I'm glad Reader still works. The fact that Windows isn't displaying the icon isn't an issue with Reader. Windows has somehow lost the association between the application and its built-in icon, or some other activity on the system replaced or hid icons for Acrobat Reader and possibly other things you haven't yet noticed. You should contact Microsoft Support for help figuring out how to tell Windows to use the right icon again. In the meantime, this might help: http://www.digitalcitizen.life/how-change-icon-shortcut

Pariah Burke · ‎Mar 22, 2017

Which does not work? I prescribed two actions. When you click on it, does Acrobat Reader DC launch?

Pariah Burke · ‎Mar 22, 2017

Try restarting your computer. Does the icon return? If not, reinstall Acrobat Reader DC.

Pariah Burke · ‎Mar 20, 2017

Steve, you posted your question in The Lounge, a non-tech support, not product specific forum. From your screenshot I'm guessing your question is relevant to either Bridge or Lightroom. I'll move your question to the Lightroom forum.

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