Solution 3: Use a third-party add-on
If you??™re not satisfied with the tools Windows Explorer provides, you can
use one of the tools that comes with Creative Element Power Tools (http://
www.creativelement.com/powertools/). In the Creative Element Power Tools
Control Panel, turn on the Copy or Move files anywhere tool, and click
Accept.
Then, right-click any file or folder, select Move To or Copy To, and then
type or point to the destination folder. You can also create new folders on
the fly and duplicate paths in the destination folder; the software even
remembers the last dozen destinations you specified.
More Ways to Rename Files
Renaming files is just as common as copying or moving, but it can end up
being a much more tedious task in Windows Explorer.
In its simplest form, Explorer??™s rename feature works like this: highlight a
file, wait a fraction of a second to avoid double-clicking, then click the filename.
When the text field appears, type a new name and then press Enter to
rename the file. You can also right-click and select Rename, or highlight the
object and press the F2 key.
Then, do it 39 more times to rename all 40 files.
Solution 1: Select multiple files in Explorer
If you press F2 when more than one file is selected in Windows Explorer,
only one file??”the active file??”gets a text field for you to type in. Nothing
will happen to the other selected files, at least not yet.
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The active file is important, since its name is used as a template to rename
the other selected files.
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