Quickly Rename a Bunch of Files

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[Covalact]

Or you can put them into a folder called "vacantion photos"

[blenderpanzi]

You have a nice timestamp and you want to replace it with a number!?

[selloutk]

Refuse to believe anyone under 75 years old didn’t know this

[prithvisinghpanwar]

i don't know why everyone is trolling u on every vdo

[bite-sizedshorts]

So he's disposing of the original filename, which on some files contains the original date stamp. Windows sometimes, at its whim, changes the modified date on files when you only access them, even if it's by a software that cannot possibly resave the file. I have my photos in a Photo directory. Inside that folder, I have a folder for every single date I've taken digital photos. The folder is named the date the photos were taken. On some folders, I want the occasion marked, so I add that to the date in the folder name. This way, all the folders stay sorted in date order. I never rename photo files.

On the other hand, I do rename music files, as they are never named the way I want. I want them all to be title, artist, and release year. If there is a recording date, I add that. If it's an old 45 or 78, I try to include the original catalog info. This is easier for me than trying to change the tags. Also, the tag fields aren't always long enough to hold the entire title or artist name. I was glad when Windows95 came along so I wasn't stuck with the 8.3 DOS file names.

[juanalvarado]

FYI—-F2 on the keyboard when something is highlighted will auto rename option gets selected

[punkerts]

Then you just distorted all the timestamps.

[wiseovertime]

You are you kidding me where have you been? 10 years ago I needed this

[colossalbigfoot]

Where do I send you my money! You are like the Linus of PC’s! Can you show us how to build an ultra 4k gaming pc with 4 monitors for under $300???

[itsmznatnatbitchez]

I hate the parentheses around the number

[thephototour]

Is there a way to get windows to rename a bunch of files in a sequence of numbers starting at 001 and going all the way to the end? I just want them all renumbered from whatever file name my drone generated starting at 001.

[sinoperture]

Or add them to a photo catalogue that can then use AI to work out what each photo actually is and who is in what photo and tag them for you with useful meta data?

[JK-qrrt]

Duh. I done this since windows 2000. What's your next video about? Pressing Alt F4 closes a program?

[stephenlittle]

There's a lot if folks out there will find this very useful.
I am an old tech guy who teaches as well as making and mending computers.

[WorldofElsuon]

This does not work on my system. Are you on Windows or Mac?

[Hathwos]

Windows Explorer: Really?! .. You want all files named identical?! .. Well.. I just add a number instead of compacting all your precious data into a single file just leaving you with the last image as you requested fool.. you may thank me later

[adityaghosh]

Bulk rename utility be: Am I a joke to you.

[daleriff]

This is old school been doing this for years

[AY-gfjq]

Thought he would use CMD prompt for that

[phucnguyenhuynh]

I would write a tool just to do that lol