If a naming conflict occurs, the ren command never overwrites a file. For
example, if you try to rename Lisa.txt to Bart.txt, and there??™s already
another file called Bart.txt, ren just displays an error.
Solution 3: Use a third-party add-on
Got a lot of files to rename? Use Power Rename, part of Creative Element
Power Tools (http://www.creativelement.com/powertools/). To use the tool,
open the Creative Element Power Tools Control Panel, turn on the Rename
files with ease option, and click Accept.
Then, highlight any number of files to rename, right-click, and select Power
Rename. Or, open the Power Rename utility (Figure 2-17) and drag-drop
the files onto the window.
Select the renaming criteria to your right. The first option, As Specified, allows
you to type a file specification with wildcards, as described previously, but the
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real power lies in With Operation, and the operations that follow. For
instance, you can insert text anywhere, remove text (crop), search and
replace text, add numbering, and even fix numbered codes in files downloaded
from the Web.
Turn on the Show what files will look like option to see a live preview of the
filenames as you adjust the options. When you??™re done, click Accept to
rename the files.
Delete In-Use Files
Sometimes Vista won??™t let you delete a file, which is stupid because it??™s your
PC and you should be able to delete anything you want.
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