Solved Changing File Names

I have a directory in which I have a large number of genealogical records, 756 to be exact. The files are numbered FIN_1881_001_001 to FIN_1881_001_756.

Due to an error when saving these files, I need to change these 756 file numbers to FIN_1891_001_001 to FIN_1891_001_756.

Is there any easy way of doing this without having to change each file name individually.

Thanks in advance

This utility works pretty well... You can remove and replace parts of file names

Hope this helps

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Are these the only files with names starting "FIN_1881_001_xxx"?

If, for instance, you have FIN_1881_001_757.txt which you don't want to rename, then the following won't work.

For safety's sake I would copy the files into a new folder before trying the following, in case it picks up files you don't expect.

The old-fashioned MSDOS command prompt method is this.

The effect is to rename all files that have a name of FIN_1881_001_xyz.txt to FIN_1891_001_xyz.txt

• Navigate to the folder containing the files in a normal File Explorer window.
• Click on the folder with a Shift-Right-Click (that is, hold down the Shift key as you right-click with the mouse). This should bring up a context menu including the option "Open Command Window Here".
• Select "Open Command Window Here"
• Type the following command and press return:
  Code:

  ren FIN_1881_001_???.txt FIN_1891_001_???.txt

  You can also copy this text with Ctrl-C and then click the top left corner of the command prompt window to bring up Edit | Paste option to paste it in.
• Type "Exit" and press return to close the command prompt.

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