Windows 10: How do i stop Windows 10 from using the same file name on different files when batch renaming?

The title of my inquiry is self explanatory, im trying to rename some pictures in a folder so i just selected them all, renamed them, and while most of them follow the sequence, others do not and use the exact same filename on two different images

How is it even possible in the first place?

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Renaming a file into multiple different names

Hi,

I'll simplify question, I have one file that needs to be renamed and copied into multiple different names is there any batch in Windows 10 (OS build 18362.476) that I could use, I am also opened for any other suggestions?

 

How to Batch Rename files ?

I have a lot of files I want to give names to. I already found a way to get names into a text I need. So all these names i have in text, I want to give to other files.

How do i do this in a batch process ?

Currently trying to learn FastStone Image viewer. Seems to be updated version of Resizer by the same company?
That has been useful for other batch processes for images . But I've yet to figure the batch naming options .

A different software I'm considering for this task is called Advanced Renamer .

Maybe I've become too slow through the years because :
I've been looking for the right tutorial that I can clearly understand and found none .
They seem to be out of my grasp .


Note : I currently use a bat file, that takes the names of other files I have in a folder and puts them into a text file.

( I'd prefer a one click Bat process ideally for this specific task ) .

So I'd be happy with a bat file that can also take those names in my text list
and apply them to files I want to rename in any given folder with those . If anyone knew how to do that.

It don't matter the order applied - as long as each file in the folder receives one name from the list.
The names I pulled are from images in a folder. The names are to be applied to a equal number of files ,
which is a different extension. so no worry about them having the same name. So just the names .




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I found this thread. But unsure how to apply it and its replies into the bat i need ?

stackoverflow rename-files-after-a-list-of-names



Update possible reference
for loop - Creating a batch file to rename TXT files based on content (removing inappropriate syntax) - Stack Overflow

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and yet another reference i need help understanding if its useful
windows - Generate file-folder list.txt file in a directory/subdirectory & rename list.txt to folder/subfolder name using dir & ren command in a batch file - Stack Overflow

 

Renaming a file into multiple different names

Until one of the Gurus posts a more elegant solution, you can try out the following simple batch file procedure.

I presume you have a txt list file which contains nothing but the new names you want with only one new name per line;

To illustrate, I made a separate test folder (to avoid messing any original files) L:\test which contains three files:

1. B-45963.eps (COPY of original to be copied)
2. multilist.txt (a text file containing the list of the renames)
3. multicopy.bat (batch file to do the copying)

contents of multilist.txt (only one rename per line) :

alpha.eps
beta.eps
del.ta.eps
gamm a.eps

contents of multicopy.bat (note: don't forget to use use single and double quotes as shown):

for /F "delims=" %%G in ('type "L:\test\multilist.txt"') DO copy "L:\test\B-45963.eps" "%%~G"
pause

results after running multicopy.bat in the folder,
L:\test contains multiple renamed copies of the B-45963.eps files:

B-45963.eps
multilist.txt
multicopy.bat
alpha.eps
beta.eps
del.ta.eps
gamm a.eps


The safest approach in my view would be to do the copying in a separate test folder until you are satisfied with the outcome. Also, backups would be really helpful.