Windows 10: Batch Rename Deletes Files

Discus and support Batch Rename Deletes Files in Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance to solve the problem; Hey all, I just upgraded to Windows 10 last night, and I've been playing around with the new File Explorer. One thing I tried was the batch rename... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance' started by HochDeutsch, Mar 30, 2016.

  1. HOCHDEUTSCH
    HochDeutsch Win User

    Batch Rename Deletes Files


    Hey all,

    I just upgraded to Windows 10 last night, and I've been playing around with the new File Explorer. One thing I tried was the batch rename function (by which I mean just selecting multiple files and clicking "rename"). I quickly realized that it behaves differently than in Windows 8, where re-renaming a previously batch renamed file group would cause all files in the group after the first to start scaling up from what would have been the last number in the group before the rename. (So for example, if you had "file (1), file (2), and file (3)" and group renamed them to "file", the new names would be "file (1), file (4), file (5)".)

    Windows 10 corrects this problem and renames the files properly, except that it seems to adjust their orders erratically. When I observed this reordering, I tried to reverse it by clicking "Undo Rename". My PC gave me a warning message saying that undoing would cause some of the files to have the same name as other files, so I clicked "Skip" for all of those files. The effect of this was to delete all offending files in the group (almost all of them), and they seem to have been permanently deleted, because they did not end up in my recycle bin.

    It's not a big deal in this case because those files weren't super important, but I do find this behavior alarming. Is there a way to correct the batch rename feature, or in the alternative, to at least recover the files it deleted?

    :)
     
    HochDeutsch, Mar 30, 2016
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  2. TRYX3
    Tryx3 Win User

    Resetting Windows Update Components

    The TenForums batch file, which you run as Admin, has done all the clearing out for you. You do not need to rename anything.

    Amongst the actions of the batch file is temporarily stopping the Windows services that lock the folders you are talking about so that the batch file can then delete them / rename them.

    Denis
     
    Tryx3, Mar 30, 2016
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  3. WINTER FIREFLY
    Winter Firefly Win User
    How do you search for and replace a character in multiple filenames?

    Hi Kevin,

    For the feature that you're looking for, I believe that you need to rename the files one-by-one.

    Though, I found an article that you can try. Please ensure to read the instructions thoroughly.

    Here's the link: How to Batch Rename Multiple Files in Windows.
     
    Winter Firefly, Mar 30, 2016
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