Use a simple for to assign newname to the original filename with the _string removed (replaced by nothing) and add back the extension using %%~xa. WIth each name found, using delayed expansion, assign the name to filename and then replace each _ with Space_ Perform a directory scan of all filenames matching the mask. After you've verified that the commands are correct, change ECHO(REN to REN to actually rename the files. The required REN commands are merely ECHOed for testing purposes. You would need to change the setting of sourcedir to suit your circumstances.

Those are the easiest ways I know to batch rename files and extensions in Windows 10.FOR %%b IN (!partsname!) DO SET 'newname=!filename:%%b=!%%~xa' Where you see EXTENSION, change to whatever filetype you require. To change just the file extension do this:Ĥ. Hit Shift and right click an empty space within that folder.Ĥ. Open the folder that contains the files you want to rename.Ģ. Windows will now take that name and rename all files the same but with a numbered suffix.ġ. Highlight all the files you want to change, right click and select rename.Ĥ. Order them how you want them to be ordered.ģ. Open the folder containing the files in Windows Explorer.Ģ. You can use a third-party program to do it for you or use Windows itself to rename.ġ. If you have a selection of files you need to rename but don’t feel like going through them individually, there is a simple way to rename them en masse. What but if you could batch rename files and extensions in Windows 10? Wouldn’t that make organization easier?īulk rename files and extensions in Windows 10 Keeping them tidy and in some semblance of order can be very time consuming. If you have had your computer for a while, you will likely have hundreds, if not thousands of images, documents and other stuff on your drive.

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