PowerRename: this is the new tool to rename Microsoft files
The Redmond firm, Microsoft , continues to work on its own projects and platforms with which it intends to improve the experience of its millions of users. In this case we are going to focus on an old project that was taken over only a few months ago, we are referring to the company's PowerToys.
We tell you this as they just released a new update for these power toys in which they introduced a new program called Power Rename . This complements the collection of utilities for Windows which we already talked about at the time. It is worth noting that the company decided to relaunch this collection of programs known as PowerToys in the middle of this year, which is why it released a first version in September.
This originally included Fancy Zones , which is actually a desktop grid that makes it easier to work with Windows windows. On the other hand, he added Shortcut Guide , a tool that provides us with a series of additional keyboard shortcuts for the operating system. At the same time, you should know that these PowerToys, with the new addition that we are going to talk about, can be downloaded from this link .
Microsoft PowerToys continues to grow
Therefore, at this time, once the new version is installed, we will find the new utility called PowerRename. This will be useful as it adds advanced options to rename the files and folders in the system file manager.
Therefore, in order to use this new application from the software giant on Windows, the first thing we do is download and install the set of utilities. At the same time, to take advantage of the virtues of the latest addition, it suffices to make a click right on a selection of files or folders. So in the context menu we are now going to find a new option called PowerRename, where we click.
To say that this will give us access to the program interface which we are referring to here. Therefore, in the same PowerRename adds all the previously selected files or folders in addition to the various options that we can use in this program. At this point we need to know that the two fields at the top "Find" and "Replace", this is where we can define them. print that we want to replace and those with which we want to replace them.
Take advantage of Microsoft's PowerRename on Windows
So everything we enter in the first field will be removed from the name of the original selected files and folders, and everything we enter in the second will be added. At the same time, the program displays a preview renamed filenames so that we can get an idea of what they look like when we hit the “Rename” button. Likewise, you will see the number of items that will be renamed, as well as the total number of items changed.
But of course in case we go rename en masse many files simultaneously, we can customize the job a bit. In fact, this tool was designed precisely for that, to rename many elements at the same time. It is worth noting that some of these options that we see in the interface are only valid if we have selected folders.
Therefore, and with them, we will have the possibility of unlocking regular expressions in operations, making them case sensitive , matching the entered string everywhere, as well as renaming only folders or only files. Everything will depend on the needs of each case. In addition, we can also make sure that PowerRename does not change the name of the files in the under - records , or just names, not including extensions.
Finally, we will tell you that once we have completed the name change process items, the PowerRename window closes on its own.
