To rename multiple files with Windows Explorer, follow these steps:
Select all the files you want to rename. You can do this by clicking and dragging your mouse to create a selection box around the files, or by holding down the Ctrl key and clicking on each file.
Right-click on one of the selected files and choose "Rename" from the context menu.
Type in the new name you want to use for the files, and press Enter. Windows will automatically rename all the selected files with the new name, appending a number to the end of each file to keep them unique.
For example, if you rename a set of files to "MyFile", Windows will rename them to "MyFile (1)", "MyFile (2)", "MyFile (3)", and so on.
If you want more control over how the files are renamed, you can use placeholders to specify how Windows should number the files. To do this, follow these steps:
Select all the files you want to rename.
Right-click on one of the selected files and choose "Rename" from the context menu.
Type in the new name you want to use for the files, but include a placeholder where you want the numbering to appear. For example, you could use "MyFile (##)" to have Windows number the files with two digits.
Press Enter to apply the new name. Windows will rename all the selected files, replacing the placeholder with the appropriate number.
You can use several different placeholders to control how Windows numbers the files:
#
- A single digit.##
- Two digits.###
- Three digits.####
- Four digits.#####
- Five digits.
Using placeholders can be very helpful when you need to rename a large number of files at once, since it allows you to keep the files in a specific order or format.
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