Batch Rename of External Drives Using Automator

Question

OK...So this is my very first mac and I have only been using it for 3 days. I am using Automator to batch copy files to an external USB flash drive, then Eject the drive. But I also need to be able to RENAME the device, BEFORE I eject it. We are receiving a shipment of 1000 USB flash drives so manually renaming each device will be a LARGE task. Having it automate with the file copy will be much better. Since I am new to Mac, I have no idea how to create an Apple Script to rename a USB disk. Any assistance you can provide is much appreciated.

Answer 1

there is "rename finder items" action but for some reason it doesn't work on disks when I try it. but you can always do it using "run apple script" action.
something along the following lines will do it but you'll have to adjust it according to your situation. it will rename the first item passed into this action.
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on run {input, parameters}
set this_item to (item 1 of input as alias)
tell application "Finder" to set name of this_item to "the name you want here"
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