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I renamed all the files in a folder.

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Hello, I need help, accidentally (and don't ask me how, I can't tell you!!) I renamed all the files in a folder with the same name!!
So, it's impossible to know what's what!! Is there any way to recover all that?
I already tried Edit/Undo rename, it works but only about 10 times and now I can't do it anymore!
I'm also thinking about system restore, but that often does me more harm than good, and I don't really want to!!
Anyway, if you have THE solution, I thank you!!!!

See you soon

Configuration: Windows XP / Firefox 3.0.14

8 answers

  1. do
     
    ctrl z !!!
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    1. coolprlj
       
      Thank you very much, that's the right solution
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    2. choupie9
       
      Merci beaucoup, cela m'a sauvé.
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    3. lilie
       
      Thank you for your response; I thought my mistake was irretrievable. Thank you very much.
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    4. cmoi
       
      I don’t know how to thank you!!!
      A big thank you!!
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    5. nacer
       
      Thank you so much.
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  2. krazykat Posted messages 11705 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   2 146
     
    Hello,
    Recuva retrieves deleted files. Now I'm having a doubt...

    @pepe35530: it's very easy to rename all these files at once; you just have to accidentally select them all before modifying: https://www.commentcamarche.net/faq/26301-renommer-ses-photos-ou-videos-a-la-volee

    @sylmar: if your files weren't in the My Documents folder, you can try a System Restore.
    --
    Google is your friend =^-^=
    The "Search" function on Comment Ça Marche is too
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    1. sylmar
       
      Ahhhhhhhh well there you go, that's exactly what happened to me!!!
      And unfortunately, it's a subfolder of My Documents!!! Even a recovery won't be able to do anything???
      These are music files, so, in My Music, and there are some whose titles I don't remember, and recognizing them is a bit of a hassle! That's why I can't just open and rename them!!
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    2. krazykat Posted messages 11705 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   2 146
       
      Don't you have the tracks in Windows Media Player?
      What I do, even with music copied by friends, is a right-click in WMP, then Search for album info. Sometimes WMP recognizes the files.
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    3. sylmar
       
      Great!! It works!!! How could I not think of it sooner!!!!!!!!
      Thank you so much!!!!!
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    4. krazykat Posted messages 11705 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   2 146
       
      You're welcome ^^
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  3. pépé35530 Posted messages 2951 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   1 390
     
    Hello,

    It seems to me that you cannot have the same file names in the same directory.

    Talk to you later

    grandpa
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  4. Anonymous user
     
    Hello
    control panel<administrative tools<view<tools<folder options and in the list, uncheck show hidden files and folders<apply<enter and see what it gives
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  6. sylmar
     
    Well, proof that it does!! I don’t know how, but I wanted to open a file, my computer lagged, I clicked several times (yes, I’m not very patient!!), and then, all of a sudden, all the files in my folder took the name of that file with just a number after the name like: filename(21)
    Just the number in parentheses changes, from 1 up to the number of files, 42 in my case!

    I managed to recover 10 of them but that's it :-((
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    1. Anonymous user
       
      Download Malwarebytes from 01.net etc... register, run and install it, update it, then check full scan, check all the boxes, click on search
      let it work until the end
      if infections, quarantine them then go to the quarantine tab of Malwarebytes and delete everything.
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    2. sylmar
       
      I already have Malwarebytes, it's not a virus, it's a mistake, it happened to me a long time ago, but the folder didn't have as many files, and by using edit/undo, I was able to recover everything!
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    3. sylmar
       
      but I didn't have that many files in there.. but thanks anyway
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    4. Anonymous user
       
      try Recuva to see if it retrieves them for you
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  7. sylmar
     
    Recuva is a software program designed for file recovery.
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  8. pépé35530 Posted messages 2951 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   1 390
     
    Good evening,

    Your files don't have the same name since the system added a number.
    I don't see what prevents you from opening or renaming them.

    See you later

    grandpa
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    1. sylmar
       
      Yes, I agree, it's possible like that, but there are certain files that I don't know, even when opening them, what they really correspond to...
      Is there really only this solution??

      Otherwise, I will have to resort to a system restore.
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  9. Anonymous user
     
    hold on a bit, we’ll find a solution
    but I'm having problems on this forum
    some keep deleting my messages
    it would be better if you were registered
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    2. Anonymous user
       
      Recuva is a utility that allows you to recover all files and folders
      very effective
      I have already tested it
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    3. sylmar
       
      Okay thanks, I'll check that with Recuva, and I'll keep you posted...
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    4. sylmar
       
      Well, Recuva analysis done, and nothing found
      I think it's a bit normal because they weren't deleted, just renamed...
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