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Hi,

I have a lot of folders (eg: Folder 1, Folder 2, Folder 3 etc) that have a lot of files in them and I want to add 3 extra characters to the beginning of each file.

Eg: The files in Folder 1 all start with DSCnnnnn where "nnnnn" is a numeric value that increments. I want to add the prefix "ABC" to the beginning of each file so that the new file name is "ABCDSCnnnnn".

Can FreeCommander do this for me?

Thanks
Regards
Greg

Yes,

ABC[n]

Try out the blue Arrow on the right side of each field to get more options for automatic renaming.

Thanks for the reply but I do not know what you mean.

Can you please provide me with more detailed information?

Thanks
Regards
Greg

Did you Try the blue arrow on the right side of the name field?

beginning from the basics, the function you need is in Multi-Rename
Select all the files you want to rename.
go to menu File > Multi-Rename or press keyboard shortcut Ctrl M

Underneath the list of file names,
in the "Pattern" section
the first window Name should be displaying [n]

Just type in ABCD in front of that, so it reads
ABCD[n]

Click the Rename button on right side of the window.
That's it.

post back how it goes

Thanks,

I will give it a try and let you know.

Regards
Greg