Almost all people place multiple folders and files in a single folder. But the problem occurs when you need to change the name of multiple folders or files indexed in a particular folder. It usually ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The mundane act of changing a computer file’s name seems so simple ...

At some point in time, a lot of us might have come across a situation where we find the need to rename multiple files at once. Be it images, videos, apps, or even PDFs, renaming every single file ...

Most of us end up having a bunch of unordered and badly named files. Renaming each of them one by one is a difficult task. But to make your task easier, there are quite a few batch file renaming ...

Windows Vista/7: The next time you have a bunch of files to rename, don't hit enter after renaming the first file. Instead, hit tab to quickly highlight the next filename. Hitting F2 will also rename ...

Microsoft has dropped a brand-new open-source Windows 10 PowerToy, and it’s just as fun and useful as the other two. This new addition, “PowerRename,” gives you a simple method for batch-renaming ...

Renaming multiple files can be a tedious process when doing so manually, but the Finder in OS X can make it easier to rename a batch of files at once on your Mac. Instead of relying on a third party ...

Microsoft's PowerToys suite is home to many useful tools, and my favorites are usually the ones that help me organize my apps and windows, like FancyZones and Workspaces. However, there's quite a bit ...

I work with a lot of content. Between my writing-heavy day job, freelance side hustle as a lifestyle journalist, and amateur photography hobby, I handle a lot of files. Word docs, JPGs, PDFs, PNGs — ...

Q I have a large group of files, all with different names, that relate to one subject. I’d like to rename all of them with the same name, but I also want to give them individual identifiers—such as ...