desprateseagull
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how can i add a prefix (name) to several files at once?
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o/t 'puter tech help neded- renaming lots of files
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Shropshire Seagull
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are you familiar with DOS - the command prompt?
How many files we talking here? 100s or 1,000s
If it were me I create a DOS Batch file.
Assuming all the files you want to change exit in the same folder.
Start -> Run -> "CMD"
Navigate to the required drive / folder - if you don't know how to do this you're gonna strugle with the rest ....
type "DIR *.* > change.bat" - this will create a file called "change.bat" that will include all of the files in that folder.
use notepad or other editor to amend the change.bat file - each line needs to start "REN" then the file name, then the new file name: eg "REN file.ext newfile.ext"
You'll need one line for each file to change.
Stip out all the other header and footer lines - as not required
Save the file change.bat - then double click it - volia!
How many files we talking here? 100s or 1,000s
If it were me I create a DOS Batch file.
Assuming all the files you want to change exit in the same folder.
Start -> Run -> "CMD"
Navigate to the required drive / folder - if you don't know how to do this you're gonna strugle with the rest ....
type "DIR *.* > change.bat" - this will create a file called "change.bat" that will include all of the files in that folder.
use notepad or other editor to amend the change.bat file - each line needs to start "REN" then the file name, then the new file name: eg "REN file.ext newfile.ext"
You'll need one line for each file to change.
Stip out all the other header and footer lines - as not required
Save the file change.bat - then double click it - volia!
desprateseagull
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about 50 pictures to rename.
KZNSeagull
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Try this - I have used something similar before. http://www.bulkrenameutility.co.uk/Main_Intro.php. Not sure if was this one or not though - sorry.
Tom Hark Preston Park
Will Post For Cash
- Jul 6, 2003
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Have you tried turning it off and on again?
Superphil
Dismember
Could have manually renamed them by now
Goldstone Rapper
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This.
Goldstone Rapper
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Sounds like the Conservative Party election campaign for 2015.
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
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for i in `ls -1`; do mv $i [prefix]$i; done
Goldstone Rapper
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I suspect it will be quicker for the OP to manually rename his files than to learn how to use DOS.