Rename multiple files at once in Windows XP

February 25, 2007

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This is a really neat trick I never knew existed. Have a series of files with mis-matching names and want to put them in better order? It’s mega-easy, just follow these simple directions.

• Highlight the files you want to rename. (Use Ctrl or Shift to highlight multiple files at once)
• Right-Click the first file in the series, click Rename.
• Only the file you’ve right clicked will be highlighted. That’s OK. Change the file name, the extension will be kept.
• Hit the enter key to commit your change. Your files will be named “file (1).jpg”, “file (2).jpg”, etc..

Note: If you’ve turned on “View extensions for known file types”, leave the file extension intact when you rename.

Source -downloadsquad

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