The Item List

NameCleaner performs its operations on files and folders which are in the Item List in the NameCleaner Console. There are three ways to add an item to the Item List :

• Click Add Item… in the Console then select the desired item.
• Drag the item onto the NameCleaner icon in the Finder.
• Drag the item from the Finder into the Item List (requires Drag and Drop).

Click one item in the Item List to view its full path in the Location of Current Item panel. Items can be removed from the Item List by selecting them and clicking Remove Items.

Previewing and Cleaning

NameCleaner performs two types of operation on items in the Item List, using the currently selected Option Set. Select one or more items in the Item List, then click Preview Items to product a report of they will be renamed (see Report and Logging for more information). Click Clean Items to actually perform the renaming. If no items are selected when these are clicked, every item in the Item List will be previewed or cleaned.

While previewing or cleaning is taking place, a Progress bar appears showing the approximate portion of the operation on the current item which has been completed. The Location of Current Item shows the full path of the file currently being examined. If the Progress check box is on, these will be updated for every file being examined. Otherwise, they will only be updated for each folder.

Note : There is one circumstance where the result of cleaning could be different to that shown during previewing. This is if the Rename Failure Handling cleaner is on, and a file's name must be slightly changed to prevent a file name clash. This situation will only be encountered when actual cleaning is taking place.

Note :  Balloon help is available for all menu and dialog items.