1-4a rename Excellent freeware file renamer for large file numbers. One For All
Why
is the start button greyed out? I can't rename
any file.
There are several
reasons why you can't start to rename.
It is NOT because 1-4a would need a registration. 1-4a Rename is freeware, thus you can use it and give it to your friends for free. No registration needed. Please also read: How does this Renamer work?
1)
There's nothing to
rename. Start button is grey and shows "0"
and there are no "X" to the left side
of the file names.
2)
You try to rename
files to illegal filenames (these files have a "0"
to their left).
3)
You try to rename a
file and there would be another file you try to
rename to the same resulting filename (these
files have a "!" to their left)
4)
You turned off (in Expert mode) "Instant
problems check"
(Start button displays "Check
//").
5)
You turned off (in Expert mode) "Instant
preview" (Start
button displays "Refresh
//"). You cannot rename blindly.
This is to keep you from renaming files to a
mess.
6)
You clicked
"OS" (in Expert mode) and lessened the name
restrictions, e.g. you allow filenames
containing a ":" or filenames as long
as 9999 chars.
7)
Please use the latest
version. There was a bug in earlier versions,
that caused some files to be unrecognized.
The latest version is
Note 1:
You can
skip renaming problematic files (reasons 2
and 3) by checking
"Don't rename
problematic files" (Expert Mode
only). So if there
are other non problematic files then the start
button would be enabled again.
Note 2: In cases 2 and
3 the
Rename button can be grey even with a number
higher than zero.
