First, enter the criteria that will determine what gets renamed. Then right-click the files and select PowerRename from the menu that appears. After I renamed the first file in the folder, all I had to do then was press Enter and all the files in the folder were renamed using the same name, but with a digit added to differentiate the files. First, locate the files that you want to rename in File Explorer or on the desktop and select them. As you can see in the example above, I renamed the first file in the folder myfavpix. When you do that, you’ll be prompted to rename that first file in the list in File Explorer. Once all the files are highlighted, press the F2 key. to highlight all the files in the folder. Now, select one of the files in the folder and press Ctrl + A. Next, make sure you have changed the view option.įor Windows 11: Click the View button at the top of File Explorer, from the drop-down menu choose “Details” so you see the name, date, type, and size of the file.įor Windows 10: All you need to do is click the View tab at the top of File Explorer and choose Details. To get started, open the folder containing the files that you want to bulk rename in a series. Here’s a trick I recently discovered that makes it super easy to sequentially rename files in a folder with just a click. I’ve been using Windows since 1998 and I’ll never stop learning new things about Windows.

How to Sequentially Rename Files in a Folder with Just a Click (Windows 10 and Windows 11)

Windows 10 bulk rename