Instructions on how to rename several files at once

Do you like to travel and take interesting photos on your camera? Or do you sit at home at a computer and download various pictures on various subjects from the Internet? Whatever you do, you have to deal with various files from time to time, whether it be a photograph or just a text document. A large number of files can be downloaded to your local computer, from dozens to hundreds. In this article, you will learn how to rename several files at once for the fastest and most convenient search in Windows. We will analyze some effective ways to group files.

Using Windows Features

For better work with many files, you should copy them to a separate folder. So, we have a certain number of files, each of which needs to be given a unique name, because, as a rule, most of them are downloaded under their own name. To rename multiple files at once in Windows, do the following.

1. We go to the folder in which we need to complete the task.
2. Select them using the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl + A.
3. Press the F2 key and click RMB on the first file.
4. Select the "Rename" item.
   
   
   
   
   
   
5. Give a name to the file, for example Images.
   
   
   
   
   
   
6. Then press the Enter key.
   
   
   
   
   
   

As a result, all our selected files will be named as we indicated above, and numbered digitally by the Windows system. The advantage of this method is that you do not need to download any programs to rename multiple files at once in Windows 7.

Using the Command Line

Suppose you have some HTML documents on your local computer and you need to rename several files at once, you ask how to do this. To do this, use the command line functions.

To open a window with the "Command Prompt" you need to perform the following actions:

1. Go to the desired folder in which you need to perform batch renaming.
2. Hold down the Shift key and hold it.
3. Click RMB from scratch in the current folder.
4. Select "Open Command Window".
5. In the window that appears, enter the command to convert the HTML files to TXT format, namely: ren * html * .txt.

Initially, you indicate the current file format, and then the one to which you want to translate documents. The system instantly renames the selected files. You can also do the reverse conversion operation, for this just swap the extensions of the documents.

In the Windows operating system, renaming several files at once will no longer be a problem for you, because this method is very simple.

Using other programs

No function built into the Windows operating system can make file conversion better than a program created for this task. Consider an application like Bulk Rename Utility. The versatility of this utility is both an advantage and a disadvantage. The program is multitasking and diverse in terms of the possibilities of changing the name and extension of files and not only. However, it can confuse the user who first encountered this software, since when using Bul Rename Utility you will have to use various commands and expressions.

How to rename several files at once using the above program? Everything is very simple. First you need to figure out exactly what you want to change. For example, you have the nth number of audio recordings that have extra elements in the title or some elements are missing.

1. Run the Bulk Rename Utility.
2. Using the file manager of the program, find and select the desired folder with audio files.
3. Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + A to select them all.

Suppose we need to remove 4 elements at the beginning of the audio file and add the artist name in the same place. To perform this operation, you must:

1. Specify the necessary parameters in the Remove and Add items.
2. Click the Rename button.

As mentioned earlier, the Bulk Rename Utility program has many tasks and functions, and therefore, each user of this software can easily rename several files at once in both Windows 7 and Windows 10.

Conclusion

In this article, we looked at several simple and good methods by which any PC user can rename several files at once in Windows 10 and not only. The methods are not as complex as they might show at the beginning, and they are all worthy of attention. Some are simpler, others are more complex and extensive, but they are all effective. Whatever method you choose, you can be sure that it will give its results.