![]() ![]() ![]() Since there is no option to “Open a PowerShell window here”, you will need to use the cd command instead. ![]() PowerShellĪs far as native Windows tools are concerned, PowerShell is the most flexible one when it comes to renaming files and folders. This command will remove the second portion of the file’s name while keeping the first one intact. Finally, you can also completely remove portions of a file’s name by using this template command: This will retain the numbering of the photos while renaming them to something more appropriate. In the case of photo files, this is one of the commands you could use: The “?” wildcard can be used for more advanced operations as each question mark represents a single character. This basically says that all HTML files in this directory, regardless of their name, should be turned into TXT files while retaining the same name. For example, say that I want to change my. The “*” wildcard can stand in place of the entire name. ![]() The basic syntax of the “Rename” command is as follows:Īs you can see, the basic command is incredibly simple but it comes incredibly useful once you realize it accepts both wildcard characters ( * and ?). To do that, right-click on the folder which contains the files you want to rename while holding down the Shift button and choose the “Open command window here” option. To rename files, you will need to point CMD into the right directory. The Command Prompt offers more flexibility though it is mostly used to change the extension of multiple files at once. After entering your desired name, the files will also get a new number assigned to them as you can see in the image below. For instance, pressing Ctrl + A will select all items in the folder while holding down the Ctrl button will let you choose multiple files at once. Note that you can use keyboard shortcuts to make your life easier. After selecting your files, right-click on one of them and select the Rename option. While File Explorer does offer an option to rename multiple files at once, it is not flexible at all so its usability is very limited. ![]()
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