Windows 10: Powertoys batch rename files: 'name' to initals

Hi,I have a list of files that contain "Firstname Lastname". Is there a way to batch rename the files to "FL"?For example:"Donkey Kong Rewards Package 2023""Mario Kart Rewards Package 2023"etc.Can these be renamed through power rename to:"DK Rewards Package 2023""MK Rewards Package 2023"etc.?

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Renaming multiple files on windows file explorer

Hi Javyortiz1,



Welcome post in Microsoft Community.

I'm Mosken, I do apologize for the inconvenience that you're experiencing right now, let me help you sort things out.



According to your description, I knew that you want to batch rename some files, but the result of renaming in File Explorer is not what you want. If my understanding is wrong, please correct me in the reply.



At present, Windows built-in applications do not support batch renaming for the time being, but Microsoft provides a small tool named PowerToys in the Microsoft Store, which can batch rename.

How to install PowerToys

Click Microsoft PowerToys | Microsoft Docs to see the specifics of the tool.

The above steps are provided based on the information I have learned so far, I wish that will be helpful to you. If your problem still cannot be solved by these steps, please tell me more specific situation in the next reply. I will continue to assist you in solving the problem.



Best Regards,

Mosken - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

 

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

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?