{"id":11973,"date":"2017-05-08T14:24:25","date_gmt":"2017-05-08T08:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/?p=11973"},"modified":"2017-05-08T14:24:25","modified_gmt":"2017-05-08T08:54:25","slug":"batch-rename-files-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/batch-rename-files-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Batch Rename Files in Windows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Renaming a file on your Windows PC would possibly seem like a simple task and it\u2019s indeed simple unless you want to rename more than one files. While you can rename few files one by one, what if you want to rename hundreds of files? That sounds like a chore, right? However, the good news is, there are\u00a0different ways to batch rename files in Windows. So, without further ado,\u00a0<strong>let\u2019s see how you can batch rename files in Windows 10:<\/strong><\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<h4 id=\"rename-multiple-files-natively\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Rename Multiple Files Natively<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Probabilities are, you are not aware of this but Windows does allow you rename multiple files natively. All you want to do, is\u00a0<strong>select the files<\/strong>\u00a0you want to rename. Then, right click on the selected files on click on \u201c<strong>Rename<\/strong>\u201d or press\u00a0<strong>F2<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11981\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Batch-Rename-Files-Windows-Natively-1.png\" alt=\"How to Batch Rename Files in Windows\" width=\"612\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Batch-Rename-Files-Windows-Natively-1.png 612w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Batch-Rename-Files-Windows-Natively-1-300x275.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then, just\u00a0<strong>enter the name<\/strong>\u00a0you want to rename the files to.\u00a0Once done, press Enter and\u00a0<strong>Windows will automatically suffix\u00a0subsequent numbers<\/strong>\u00a0to the name you entered.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11982\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Batch-Rename-Files-Windows-Natively-2.png\" alt=\"How to Batch Rename Files in Windows\" width=\"640\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Batch-Rename-Files-Windows-Natively-2.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Batch-Rename-Files-Windows-Natively-2-300x83.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For instance, you\u00a0rename the files to \u201cPhoto\u201d and the files will be renamed as \u201cPhotos (1), Photos (2), Photos (3) and so on.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11983\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Batch-Rename-Files-Windows-Natively-3.png\" alt=\"How to Batch Rename Files in Windows\" width=\"640\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Batch-Rename-Files-Windows-Natively-3.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Batch-Rename-Files-Windows-Natively-3-300x72.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<h4 id=\"rename-multiple-files-using-third-party-software\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Rename Multiple Files Using Third Party\u00a0Software<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Many number of great free third party tools that carry the functionality to rename batch files in Windows. However, we specially like\u00a0<strong>Advanced Renamer<\/strong>, due to the fact that it strikes the perfect balance between functionality and a usable interface. So, here\u2019s how you can\u00a0batch rename files using Advanced Renamer:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Firstly,\u00a0<strong>download<\/strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.advancedrenamer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Free<\/a>) and install Advanced Renamer.<\/li>\n<li>Once installed, open the software and\u00a0<strong>add the files or folders\u00a0<\/strong>that you want to rename by clicking on the \u201c<strong>Add<\/strong>\u201d drop-down button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11984\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Rename-Multiple-Files-Windows-1.png\" alt=\"How to Batch Rename Files in Windows\" width=\"640\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Rename-Multiple-Files-Windows-1.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Rename-Multiple-Files-Windows-1-300x216.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>After you have added the files,\u00a0click on \u201c<strong>Add method<\/strong>\u201d and click \u201c<strong>New Name<\/strong>\u201c. There are a lot of other options too like Replace, Trim, Timestamp, Attributes, Move etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11985\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Rename-Multiple-Files-Windows-2.png\" alt=\"How to Batch Rename Files in Windows\" width=\"640\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Rename-Multiple-Files-Windows-2.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Rename-Multiple-Files-Windows-2-300x215.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Then you could\u00a0<strong>choose from various name styles\u00a0<\/strong>with incrementing numbers, letters, name of directory, indexed word of the file name etc. You can apply a lot of these options to get the file names you want.\u00a0The\u00a0<strong>changes will be visible in the right panel\u00a0<\/strong>and you can choose if you want to make these changes to file name or file extension or both.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11987\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Rename-Multiple-Files-Windows-3.png\" alt=\"How to Batch Rename Files in Windows\" width=\"640\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Rename-Multiple-Files-Windows-3.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Rename-Multiple-Files-Windows-3-300x214.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<ul>\n<li>Once done, you can click on \u201c<strong>Start Batch<\/strong>\u201d and then, \u201c<strong>Start<\/strong>\u201d to\u00a0rename the files. It\u00a0just takes a second.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11988\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Rename-Multiple-Files-Windows-4.png\" alt=\"How to Batch Rename Files in Windows\" width=\"640\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Rename-Multiple-Files-Windows-4.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Rename-Multiple-Files-Windows-4-300x212.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s quite simple, right? There are a whole lot of other option in Advanced Renamer that you may play with. There\u2019s capacity to rename files primarily based on EXIF statistics of photographs, ID3 tags of audio files, codec &amp; resolution of films and extra.<\/p>\n<p>Chances are, Advanced Renamer will cover most of your renaming wishes. However, in case need an even more advanced tool, you must check out\u00a0<strong>Bulk Rename Utility<\/strong>\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bulkrenameutility.co.uk\/Main_Intro.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Free<\/a>), which is another great feature-rich batch rename\u00a0tool but if you plan on using it, be ready to embrace a very cluttered UI.\u00a0You can also use\u00a0<strong>Ant Renamer<\/strong>\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.antp.be\/software\/renamer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Free<\/a>), which is a fairly simple renaming tool.<\/p>\n<p>While there are ways to rename files using Windows\u2019 Command Prompt and PowerShell, the process is too complicated and it\u2019s not as easy as the aforementioned methods, so we will give that a miss.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"rename-multiple-files-and-folders-in-windows-10-with-ease\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>Rename Multiple Files and Folders in Windows 10 with ease<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Well, those were some method through which you can batch rename files in Windows. These methods should work on Windows 10 as well as older version of Windows.\u00a0For most people, the native Windows method should be good enough but if you need more options and control, you can check out the third party renaming apps we have mentioned.<\/p>\n<p>Well, that\u2019s all from our side when it comes to renaming multiple files on Windows and we hope\u00a0this helped you out. Do let us know if you have any doubts or queries. Sound off in the comments section below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Batch Rename Files in Windows &#8211; PC &#8211; Renaming a file on your Windows PC would possibly seem like a simple task and it\u2019s indeed simple unless you want<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13042,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5739],"tags":[36385,36396,36399,36387,36166,36367,36389,36191,36394,36390,36374,36382,36188,36375,36161,36162,36391,36159,36173,36377,36187,36392,36190,36386,36182,36383,36381,36368,36398,36395,36393,36379,36364,36365,36366,36376,36179,36373,36397,36185,36369,36384,36370,36380,36388,36378,36371,36372],"class_list":["post-11973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc","tag-batch-change-file-names","tag-batch-file-copy-and-rename-with-date","tag-batch-file-extension-rename","tag-batch-file-name-changer","tag-batch-file-rename","tag-batch-file-rename-command","tag-batch-file-rename-command-file-rename-batch","tag-batch-file-rename-file","tag-batch-file-rename-freeware","tag-batch-file-rename-utility","tag-batch-file-rename-windows","tag-batch-file-to-rename-all-files-in-a-folder","tag-batch-file-to-rename-files","tag-batch-names","tag-batch-rename","tag-batch-rename-files","tag-batch-rename-files-from-excel-list","tag-batch-rename-files-mac","tag-batch-rename-files-windows","tag-batch-rename-files-windows-10","tag-batch-rename-files-windows-7","tag-batch-rename-files-windows-7-command-line","tag-batch-rename-folder","tag-batch-rename-utility","tag-batch-rename-windows","tag-batch-rename-windows-10","tag-batch-rename-windows-7","tag-batch-script-rename-files","tag-change-file-extension-batch","tag-cmd-batch-rename","tag-dos-batch-rename","tag-file-batch-rename","tag-how-to-rename-multiple-files-at-once-with-different-names","tag-how-to-use-bulk-rename-utility","tag-massive-file-renamer","tag-name-batch","tag-rename-batch","tag-rename-batch-file","tag-rename-batch-script","tag-rename-file-batch","tag-rename-file-windows-command-line","tag-rename-files-in-batch","tag-rename-multiple-files-linux","tag-windows-10-batch-rename","tag-windows-7-batch-rename","tag-windows-batch-file-rename","tag-windows-batch-rename","tag-windows-batch-rename-files"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11973","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11973"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11973\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}