Do you have a long list of documents and files that have been named randomly and contain numbers/ text? Are you looking to explore convenient methods to rename files by giving them more meaningful names?
Renaming bulk files – whether stored locally or on cloud storage – is easier than you think. File Explorer (known as Windows Explorer in earlier Windows versions) supports renaming files locally using keyboard shortcuts. Third-party renaming tools can easily get this task done in a matter of few seconds. Read on to explore more.
Method # 1: Rename Files Manually
- Download files from your cloud storage to your PC.
- Open File Explorer.
- Go to the Downloads folder and move all the files in a single folder to make the task more easier.
- Go to the parent folder that contains the set of files you want to rename.
- Now click the View tab.
- Click Sort by | Name. Again, click Sort by | Ascending from the drop-down box.
- Your files will now be rearranged in ascending order.
- Select the top-most file.
- Press F2 key on your keyboard. This key is used to rename the selected file/ folder.
- Specify a new name for your file.
- Press Tab to jump to the next file.
- Press F2 and Tab keys to rename and jump over to next file repeatedly.
- Repeat this act until you have renamed all of the files.
- Upload the renamed files to your cloud storage.
Method # 2: Rename Files Automatically
Renaming files and documents by using Easy File Renamer is easy & fun. The user-friendly app, designed and published by Sorcim, offers various benefits to the users – whether they’re individuals or organizations:
Easy File Renamer – Distinct Features & Benefits
- One-Click renaming feature
- Make filenames friendlier
- Shorten long file names assigned by digital photo cameras (Example: Rename Image_001.jpg to Img1.jpg)
- Change text case (Example: Change case from sentence to uppercase format)
- Remove unsupported symbols from file names
- Add auto-numbering to your files
- Delete letters starting from position X
- Add custom text into file names
- Insert date-time stamps
- Insert copyright text into file names
- Organize your files in a better way
- Trim spaces: right/ left/ both sides
- Rename file extensions (Example: Rename all MP3 file extensions to MP4, rename RTF files to TXT)
Why Easy File Renamer?
- Extremely simple and user-friendly interface
- No need to master complicated command-lines and scripting languages
- Countless renaming patterns to use
- Simply navigate and select files you want to rename
- Supports dragging of files & folders
- See file previews before implementing final changes
And Most Importantly: Cloud Integration
- Rename files over the cloud
- No need to download and then again upload your files as you can simply rename them “over the cloud”
- No freeware program provides integration with cloud services like Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox and others
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Raza Ali Kazmi works as an editor and technology content writer at Sorcim Technologies (Pvt) Ltd. He loves to pen down articles on a wide array of technology related topics and has also been diligently testing software solutions on Windows & Mac platforms. If you have any question about the content, you can message me or the company's support team.