subject: 3 Easy Ways To Rename Multiple Files To Keep Them Better Organized [print this page] Renaming files can help you sort and organize multiple files, including photos, videos, music, and more, in your folder. Here are some options you can use to help you rename multiple files to keep them better organized.
Do a manual renaming of each individual file
Presently, you must be adopting this tactic. When renaming files using windows, go to the file menu, right click on the file to be renamed, select Rename in the option, and type or write in the new file name. And then you repeat this for the rest of the files you need renamed. This is considered as the simple approach in renaming files, which is not applicable when you want to rename multiple files. This will work just if you want to rename a few files inside a folder.
Use specific software to rename multiple files at one go
If you want to rename a great deal of files at once, the traditional method would prove tedious and time consuming. File renamer software is usually freely downloadable over the Internet; you can use computer software that will rename multiple files all at once to help you perform this task more easily. Examples of this kind of software include Bulk Rename Utility, Rename Maestro, Name Mangler, and Better Finder Rename. The options allow you to quickly edit syntax, switching file name extensions, and also saves these repeated actions for the future.
Rename multiple files using Windows
There is also another way to rename multiple file names using Windows, but it is less sophisticated than using a file renamer. A simple guide on how to do it stepwise, is here.
Head over to the folder that contains the files. While clicking on the selected files, choose the ones you wish to rename by pressing and holding the CTRL key. Right click on the selected files and choose Rename among other options or simply press F2. Don't panic if you see only a single file which is highlighted from the multiple files you have selected. Type the new name in and press the enter button. At this point, you'll notice that each of the remaining files has been renamed.
The approach of renaming multiple files is having one common filename with an added number inside parentheses after each filename to make each file distinct. For example, if you renamed the files project, it would come out as project, project, project (1), project (2), and so on.
The approach you select will mainly depend on the number of files you wish to change, as well as the details of the new filenames you want to use.
