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Asked: 2021-12-02T11:19:51+00:00 In:

Rename A Folder With Unknown Name Via Cmd

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hello.
How can I rename a directory with unknown name (without knowing folder’s name) through CMD in windows (7) ?
Or rename all subfolders of a folder or rename a folder that we know just a part of its name like “hello” at the last of folder’s name?
thanx.

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    1. Thanks for your answer.
      I found answer :
      when we don’t know the directory name we can rename it with command “for” like below :

      for /d %a in (“C:\folderpath\*”) do rename
      %a newname
      and we can do more things with “for” command.

      THUND3R.

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    2. You have dots in the folder names. You could try…
      ren “*test” “newname.test”

      I am not sure this will work thought.

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    3. What is the command you used?

      If you know the last part of the file then you put the star in front like…

      ren *oldfolder *newfolder

      but if you give us more like the name of the folder you are trying to change.

      http://www.robvanderwoude.com/allhe…

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    4. The computer can not read your mind. You have to know what you want to rename even if it is a part of the name or even something that is in the folder. Other wise you have to ask the user a question as to the name.
      Can you provide one of these like a partial name…

      ren New* Old*

      The * means any folders that start with the name new so like NewFolder will be renamed OldFolder and so on.

      Or if there is a file that will exist in the folder that we can find. Something.

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