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Renamed file, how to undo?

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Okorachi Posted messages 4 Status Member -  
micouette Posted messages 61 Status Member -
Hello,
I accidentally renamed all the files (more than a hundred) in a directory to the same name. I don't know how to undo this.
Is there a solution? Please help me

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    pijaku Posted messages 13513 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   2 773
     
    Hello,

    If you haven't closed your directory or taken any other actions since:
    Right-click in the directory (not on a file, directly in the directory window)
    Cancel renaming

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    Best regards,
    Franck P
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    1. Okorachi Posted messages 4 Status Member
       
      Unfortunately, I validated it. In fact, these are songs that I downloaded from YouTube (140) and while wanting to rename one, I didn't realize that everything was selected. Everything has become SOWETO SOLEIL, even Bob, Culture, etc. Everything is Soweto Soleil, that's my problem.
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    2. micouette Posted messages 61 Status Member
       
      Hello, we are in 2017 and your response was still very relevant because it solved my problem. A huge thank you! Micouette
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  2. gbinforme Posted messages 14930 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   4 744
     
    Hello,

    Which software did you use to rename them?

    all the files (more than a hundred) in a directory with the same name

    That's not possible because each file in a directory must have a unique name?
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    Always zen
    Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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    1. Okorachi Posted messages 4 Status Member
       
      I explain myself. I downloaded songs and videos from YouTube. Each had a specific name like Bob, Culture, Gregory, etc...
      Wanting to rename one video after selecting it, I didn't realize I had selected all the files (videos and songs). Everything then became SOWETO SOLEIL1; SOWETO SOLEIL2; SOWETO SOLEIL3; even Bob Marley’s songs. That's my problem.
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    2. antipolis a Posted messages 17152 Status Member 2 917
       
      antipolis a > Okorachi

      "everything has become SOWETO SOLEIL1; SOWETO SOLEIL2; SOWETO SOLEIL3"

      So, they don't have the same name.
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  3. tempus1984 Posted messages 205 Status Member 23
     
    Hello, you can use software to rename in bulk.
    But you won't find your original names back.
    It will be something like photo001, photo002, photo003, etc...
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  4. antipolis a Posted messages 17152 Status Member 2 917
     
    Hello.

    You got caught in May 2010, and you’re doing it again ( https://forums.commentcamarche.net/forum/affich-17595038-j-ai-renomme-tout-les-fichiers-d-un-dossier ).

    Take back the subject mentioned above.
    Solutions that work have been proposed.

    And I will repeat myself for at least the 100th time.
    Use two partitions.
    One for the system and programs, the other for data.
    If you store your personal photos and videos on your PC,
    and especially if this is also your work tool,

    ===============================================
    Make images of your "SYSTEM & PROGRAMS" partition.
    Make backups of your "DATA" partition.
    It's certain, sooner or later, you'll need them.
    ===============================================

    On my PC, about 10 minutes to restore "system" and "programs" (50 GB).
    Just the time for a coffee break.

    A few minutes to restore a video, or a bunch of accidentally deleted photos.

    No stress.

    But you don’t have to believe me.
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    1. tempus1984 Posted messages 205 Status Member 23
       
      Well seen Antipolis ;)
      And good summary on data security in case of a crash ;)
      Indeed, making people aware is difficult!
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    2. antipolis a Posted messages 17152 Status Member 2 917
       
      antipolis a > tempus1984

      Hello.

      Thank you.

      But I increasingly feel that once they have been helped,
      they no longer care about the advice that was "given" to them.

      It's disappointing.
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