Zero-Padding Numbers (001, 002)
Key points
- Choose the digits
- Choose the first number
- Check the names
In Rename Many Files at Once, setting digits to 3 makes the first number "001".
Steps
- Choose digits to fit the number of files
- Set "First number"
- Check the preview shows names like 001
Padded numbers sort in the right order more reliably on a computer.
Use "Rename Many Files at Once (Numbers, Dates)" (free)
Tools that go well with this
- Make a ZIP File: Pack several files into one ZIP.
- Open a ZIP File (Unzip): See what is inside a ZIP and extract the files you need.
- Resize Images by Pixel Size: Resize images by width, height or percentage.