Windows 7 renaming a bunch of file

[pawii]

i had 200 file arranged in a serial order
i want to rename them by deleting the first 2 character of every file name
how can i do it??

 

[BurrWalnut]

Download the free 32-bit or 64-bit version of Bulk Rename, here http://www.bulkrenameutility.co.uk/Main_Intro.php

To check if you have 32-bit or 64-bit, simply right-click Computer, click Properties.

 

[Gavin Oscur]

Try Power shell

And Run this in your desired directory

gci *.txt | rename-item -newname { [string]($_.name).substring(1) }

Explanation: - gci *.txt collects all *.txt-files in the actual directory.
- rename-item -newname renames the piped results from the gci-command with the string that is generated in {}
- string.substring(1) takes the filename starting after the first character

When you want to remove the first Two characters, just replace the (1) after 'substring' with (2). In power shell, the whole filename is treated as a string(-object), points included.

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