I need to remove the first character (which is always "_") from all filenames in a folder.
I'm currently using this command: ren _*.txt *.txt But it doesn't work.
However, if I run ren _*.txt A*.txt it perfectly works, but it is not what I want.
Windows 7 – How to Remove the First Character from All Filenames in a Folder
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Simple way is copy the txt file to a file called mydel.bat in the directory of the files to delete. Using an editor like Microsoft Word edit this file. Do a global replace on Newline normally ^p in Word. Replace it with space/f^pdelspace. This will change
File1.bin
File20.bin
File21.bin
to (with /f for "force delete read-only files"):
File1.bin /f
del File20.bin /f
del File21.bin /f
del
Edit the fist line to add the del space
and delete the last line.
Run the batch command.
Bulk Rename Utility is a lightweight program that can accomplish this. In addition to supporting the use of regular expressions, it also has features to accomplish what you want in a more user-friendly way.
To use Bulk Rename Utility, install and start the program (there is also a portable version if you don't want to install it), and navigate to the folder that contains the folders you want to rename. Then, select all of the folders you want to rename.
In order to replace all underscores with spaces, in the Repl. (3) section at the bottom, type an underscore in the Replace box and a space in the With box.
In order to change the names to Title Case like in your example, use the Case (4) section. Choose Title from the drop-down menu.
Look at the names in the New Name column and make sure that they are what you want. When you are done, click Rename in the lower-right corner.
Best Answer
again, try powershell ;)
Run this in your desired directory:
Explanation:
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get-childitem *.txtcollects all *.txt-files in the actual directory.-
rename-item -newnamerenames the piped results from the get-childitem command with the string that is generated in {}-
[string]($_.name).substring(1)takes the filename starting after the first character