# Add -r to perform operations recursively (for subfolders) # Photo — rename files to date (e.g., 2015-10-Oct-28-10-28-31.jpg) # Replace -testname with -filename to confirm change exiftool -ext jpg -ext png -d "%Y-%m-%b-%d-%H-%M-%S%%-c.%%e" "-testnameCreateDate" -"CreationDate>FileCreateDate" "-CreationDate>FileModifyDate" "-CreationDate>ModifyDate" "-CreationDate>TrackCreationDate" "-CreationDate>TrackModifyDate" "-CreationDate>MediaCreationDate" "-CreationDate>MediaModifyDate" . # Videos — change date to "Create Date" (written by digital cameras) exiftool -ext m4v -ext mp4 -ext mov "-CreateDate>FileCreateDate" "-CreateDate>FileModifyDate" "-CreateDate>ModifyDate" "-CreateDate>TrackCreateDate" "-CreateDate>TrackModifyDate" "-CreateDate>MediaCreateDate" "-CreateDate>MediaModifyDate" . # Videos — rename files to date (e.g., 2015-10-Oct-28-10-28-31.m4v) # Replace -testname with -filename to confirm change exiftool -ext m4v -ext mp4 -ext mov -d "%Y-%m-%b-%d-%H-%M-%S%%-c.%%e" "-testname