Quickly rename A LOT of files without a 3rd party program.

So a fellow writer on MakeUseOf – Tina put me to this quick Windows tip that I surprisingly never heard of before. I love things that cut out needing third party tools!

To rename a bunch of files with the same name and consecutively number them follow these steps:

1. Open a folder with files you wish to rename.
2. Select all the files you wish to rename.
3. Right-click on the first file in the list and select “Rename” from the menu.
4. Now enter the name you wish to give all of the files. Make sure you don’t remove the .filetype if it is shown. Enter a (1) (preceded by a space) as the final part of the name so that all files are numbered consecutively. (edit: you can use any number as a starting point)

So if you started with a bunch of files called DCIM1234.JPG through DCIM1599.JPG you can quickly convert them to AskTheAdminPics(1).jpg through AskTheAdminPics(365).

Good Tip! Thanks Tina.

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