NameQuick 2.11.44

Release date: 2026-06-08

This update focuses heavily on Rules. It improves rule setup, testing, and applying saved rules to existing files, with many fixes for edge cases that could make rules feel confusing or unreliable.

New

• Apply saved rules to files that are already in watched folders. After saving a rule, NameQuick can now offer to run it on matching existing files, so you do not have to wait for new files to arrive before a rule takes effect.
• Choose whether a move rule renames a file or moves it into a folder. The rules editor now makes this choice explicit, which helps destinations such as Reports.pages or 2026.backups behave the way you expect.
• Test rules on demand. The rules editor now has a clear Test button with readable states, so you can check a rule against sample files when you are ready instead of relying on silent background testing.

Improvements

• More reliable move rules. Folder moves, nested destinations, counters, and files that are already in the right folder are handled more consistently.
• Clearer rule results after saving. NameQuick now reports when a rule was applied, when no files needed changes, and when some files could not be updated.
• Better Automation permission guidance. If NameQuick cannot write Finder tags, comments, or dates during automatic rule processing, it can show a calm one-time reminder with a shortcut to Settings.
• More polished German localization for rules. The rules composer, rule summaries, and live sentence previews now use more complete German translations and more natural word order.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed rules that could move files repeatedly into the same folder. Files already inside a destination such as Processed should now stay there instead of being nested deeper on later scans.
• Fixed moved files being renamed again. Files moved by a rule should no longer be picked up as new arrivals and unexpectedly processed a second time.
• Fixed unsafe rule matches. Rules with missing conditions, unrecognized saved actions, invalid date checks, or image-only metadata checks now fail more safely instead of matching too broadly.
• Fixed unsaved rule edits being lost. Toggling a rule or filtering the rules list should no longer discard changes in the open editor.
• Fixed Finder tag and date failures being reported as success. When macOS blocks metadata changes, NameQuick now keeps the rule result honest and points you toward the permission that needs attention.
• Fixed subscription management links. Account and cancellation flows now use customer-specific Polar portal sessions instead of stale portal links.
• Fixed filename validation for original extensions. Names that keep the original file extension are now checked more accurately before being accepted.