Rename multiple files in the same folder

Solution 1:

You can try ren command in cmd. Firstly, go to the folder that all of your files are in by cd command in Power Shell which is more flexible and powerful.

Dir | Rename-Item –NewName { $_.name –replace “ “,”south_africa_2010_” }

Disclaimer : It's just an example command and I am not responsible for any outcome.

Else, in easy way, you can try this Bulk Rename Utility . and some other ways are here.

Solution 2:

From Windows Explorer:

1. Select all the files in the folder (press Ctrl - A)
2. Right-click the first file, choose Rename
3. Type south_africa_2010_photo(1).jpeg
4. Press Return

Your files will now be named:

south_africa_2010_photo(1).jpeg
south_africa_2010_photo(2).jpeg
...
south_africa_2010_photo(n).jpeg