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What IS the Shortcut for Renaming File by Its Creation Date

Hey, I'm looking for a shortcut, which renames a file by its creation date on Mac. It is time-wasting to copy the date from the file information and put to the file name. Does anybody know the shortcut?

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iBoysoft author Connie Yang

Connie Yang

Answered on Tuesday, August 27, 2024

There's no shortcut to rename a file by its creation date on Mac.

To rename a file on Mac by its creation date, you have to run the command in the Terminal and use it to create an Automator workflow to do so. Actually, it is time-wasting to add dates to a file with an Automator Script as below:

for f in "$@" 
do 
filedate=$(date -r $(stat -f %B $f) +%Y-%m-%d); 
filename=$f:t 
filepath=$f:h 
mv $filepath/{"$filename","$filedate $filename"} 
done

If you want to check your files by their creation dates, simply open Finder and move to the top Finder menu bar. Click on "View" and check "as List" on the dropdown menu, and then click on "Show View Options", and under the "Show Columns" section, check the box next to "Date Created". This is far simple and easy for you.

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