Windows: Rename multiple files - save time

Typing errors are annoying, especially when you have to correct them at great expense. To spare you this odyssey, we'll show you how to rename multiple files at once in Windows.

How to rename multiple files

When you realize a project, it is helpful if all files have the same name to keep the overview.

1. Windows itself offers you the possibility to give multiple files the same name in one step.
2. Open the folder containing the files you want to rename and select all the corresponding files.
3. If you want to select an entire directory, then you can use the combination of CTRL and A. Alternatively, you can also hold down CTRL and select the corresponding files with the mouse.
4. Press the F2 key afterwards and don't be surprised if only one file name becomes editable, but all intended files remain marked.
5. Type the desired file name into the intended line and add a number in a bracket. So können Sie mehrere Dateien umbenennen und dennoch unterscheiden. Denn Windows übernimmt das Zählen für Sie.
6. Wenn Sie zufrieden sind, klicken Sie Enter an. Nun erhalten alle Dateien den gleichen Namen und sind dennoch durch die Zahlen voneinander unterscheidbar.