Renaming: Individual Files

Convenient Ways to Rename Individual Files

Hint: This topic explains the various ways of naming files individually. To see powerful ways FileBoss provides to rename tens, hundreds or even thousands of files in multiple folders - or even on multiple drives - see the topic Renaming Groups of Files

The Right-Click Method

This will edit files in-place, i.e. not in a dialog box

•	Right-click the entry you want to rename

•	In the popup menu select either Rename or Current Entry \| Rename. (Which item is present will depend on the menu that popups up.

•	Press Enter or click outside of the name to finish

•	Press the ESC key to abandon any changes you have made

The Two Click Method

Note: The Two Click method is only available when Sticky Select Mode is turned off. (To learn more about Sticky Select see Using Sticky Select Mode)

•	Click the entry you want to rename.

•	Hesitate just a little

•	Click the entry again

•	Edit the name

•	Press Enter or click outside of the name to finish

•	Press the ESC key to abandon any changes you have made

Using the Quick Rename Command

(Note: This method actually works with selected files but since it allows quickly renaming files individually it is included here)

•	Select the files you want to rename. See Selecting Files for more info.

•	Press Ctrl+Shift+R

•	Select Actions \| Quick Rename... from the main menu

•	A Rename dialog will open where each selected file will be presented sequentially for renaming. For each name you can change it, skip it, or skip all the rest.

Ref: HTDE_RENAME_FILES_INDIVIDUALLY

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