If you want simple, Bulk Extension Changer is the program for you. If you really don’t care about all the extra functionality, then check out the last program that does nothing but change the file extension. When you have gotten it right the way you like, go ahead and click on the Start Batch button.Īgain, I’m giving the simplest example with these programs, but you can create far more complex renaming schemes if you like. In the list of files, you should see the updated New Filename field updated with the changes to the file name or extension. Now go ahead and type in the new extension you would like into the box at the top and then change the Apply to box at the bottom to Extension instead of Name. We want to click Add Method and then choose New Name. You can add multiple methods to perform complex renaming of files and folders. Now in order to perform any actions on that list, you have to add methods in the left hand pane. Once you install it, go ahead and click the Add button to add their files or to add a folder, which will add all the files in that folder to the list. Also, I’ll explain the process for changing the file extension here. Thankfully, both sites have user guides and tutorials. Advanced RenamerĪnother good program that also requires a bit of reading to figure out is Advanced Renamer. I mentioned this tool even though it’s overkill for our purpose because it’s a really great utility and one that some might be interested in learning if they want to rename thousands of photos with names likes DSC00x, IMG00x, etc. You’ll see that the list box will show you the new name of the file instantly before you even commit the changes. Change it from Same to Fixed and then type in the new extension you want. However, for our purpose, all we have to worry about is the box labeled Extension (11) down at the bottom right. Yes, the interface is absolutely jammed pack with options that make little to no sense unless you read all the document from the website. One of my favorites is the Bulk Rename Utility because it is the single most comprehensive file renaming utility out there. If the command line sounds daunting, then there are a couple of useful file renaming utilities that will get the job done for you with only a few clicks. You can get more information on how to use the ren command from Microsoft’s website. If you have a folder with a bunch of JPGs inside and you want to change the file extension to PNG, for example, you would type in the following command:Īs you can see above, the command changed all the files in that directory with a JPG file extension to ones with a PNG file extension. Both of them do the exact same thing, so it’s just a preference as to which one you use. There are two commands that you can use at the command prompt: ren and rename. Command Lineįor those of you who are familiar with the command line, there is a very easy command you can use to perform very simple file renaming tasks. Luckily, there are a couple of different ways we can change the file extension for multiple files at once. JPG, it’s going to take forever to do this using the method above. So how do you rename multiple file extensions at once? If you have a directory full of files that need to be changed from. In my case, the text file was from Excel, so I added that extension back. Obviously, the file has to have originally been from that program that you are changing the file extension too. XXX or whatever the type is for the file you want it to be, i.e.TXT for text files. Now right-click on your file and choose Rename. If the file has no extension at all, this step may not be necessary, but I am including it because if you’re trying to CHANGE the file type from one type to another, then you need to do this. Go to the View tab and scroll down till you see the option “ Hide extensions for known file types“. In Windows 8, you just click on the View tab in Explorer and check the File name extensions box. In Windows 7, click on the Organize button and then click Folder and search options. You can do this by going to My Computer and then going to Tools and Folder Options. If you want to change the file extension for the file, you first need to be able to see file extensions in Windows. Obviously, since there is no file extension for the file, Windows is not able to determine which program should open it.
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