{"id":786,"date":"2016-11-16T16:52:47","date_gmt":"2016-11-16T16:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/?p=786"},"modified":"2020-02-20T12:15:27","modified_gmt":"2020-02-20T12:15:27","slug":"rename-and-bulk-move-files-in-onedrive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/16\/rename-and-bulk-move-files-in-onedrive\/","title":{"rendered":"Rename and Bulk Move Files in OneDrive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manually renaming <\/span><b>OneDrive<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> files can be quite a laborious and tiring task. <\/span>Things might get worse if you accidentally rename a wrong file instead of renaming the desired one (in sequence).<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Renaming the files manually can take ages to accomplish, with no assurity of accuracy. An efficient, safe and quick method is to use the Cloud File Renamer web-service.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Rename OneDrive Files in Bulk<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Use the 100% online and totally secure web service named Cloud File Renamer. This site uses the official APIs of OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox and Amazon S3, so forget worrying about data safety. It does not store any data on its servers, and performs the job quick enough.<\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudfilerenamer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Cloud File Renamer<\/a> now and start renaming your OneDrive data<\/p>\n<p>Check <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudfilerenamer.com\/terms-of-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Terms of Service<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudfilerenamer.com\/privacy-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Privacy Policy<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><b>Renaming Files with PowerShell<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fortunately, newer <\/span><b>Windows (10\/ 8.1\/ 8)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> users have an in-house option to deal with this issue. <\/span><b>Windows PowerShell<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> performs the task of distinguishing and renaming appropriate files in a flash. All you have to do is to specify the target folder that contains the relevant files and a unique file format. However, <\/span><b>Windows PowerShell<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> only supports limited operations as of now. Also, you will need to deal with complex commands as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Type <\/span><b>Windows PowerShell <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the <\/span><b>Search <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Box on the <\/span><b>Taskbar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/image02-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-787\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/image02-1-300x160.png\" alt=\"image02\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/image02-1-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/image02-1.png 393w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open the <\/span><b>Windows PowerShell <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from the <\/span><b>Search Results<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use one of the following commands:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ls | Rename-Item -NewName {$_ -replace &#8216;(\\d+) &#8211; (.*).docx&#8217;, &#8216;$2 &#8211; $1.docx&#8217; }<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This command renames <\/span><b>01 &#8211; Document.docx <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to <\/span><b>Document &#8211; 01.docx<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can customize and use this command to rename other file types &#8211; music (.mp3, .mp4), images (.bmp, .jpg, .jpeg, .png) PDF (.pdf), webpages (.html) and so on.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dir | rename-item -NewName {$_.name -replace &#8220;o&#8221;,&#8221;p&#8221;}<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This command replaces the letter \u201co\u201d with \u201cp\u201d across all file names. Similarly, you can further customize it to replace an underscore symbol ( _ ) with a space etc. You can even replace characters with numbers, and vice versa.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Want more Edge on Renaming Operations? Download Easy File Renamer<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are some distinct features of Sorcim\u2019s <\/span><b>Easy File Renamer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instant download<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cloud support and<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/27\/how-to-rename-onedrive-photos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">renaming for OneDrive photos<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lightning fast renaming operation<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make complex file names short, friendly and suitable to read<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Browse and select the folder that contains your files and easily rename them<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bulk rename file extensions<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Change character position<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Insert character at position X<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remove character at position X<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Delete unsupported symbols<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get rid of files named in other languages<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easiest way to give unique names to your documents and photo library<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Add suffix in filenames<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Add numbering in filenames<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Add photo resolution in filenames<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Add photo taken date-time stamps in filenames<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Add or remove characters from filenames<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wide variety of renaming patterns available<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Search and replace characters from filenames<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simply put all files together in one folder and rename them<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Preview files in a panel before actually renaming them<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easy File Renamer handles everything from simple operations to pro-tasks<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Extremely powerful tool that performs mass renaming of files comprehensively with accurate results<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Bulk Moving your OneDrive Files<\/b><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Log-in to your <\/span><b>Microsoft OneDrive<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> cloud storage account.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<figure id=\"attachment_788\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 310px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/image04-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-788 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/image04-1-300x128.png\" alt=\"image04\" width=\"300\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/image04-1-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/image04-1-768x329.png 768w, https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/image04-1.png 899w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\"><strong>Microsoft OneDrive User Interface<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Move the cursor to the top right corner of the folder icon you\u2019d like to move. Select the checkbox as shown in the following figure:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/image01-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-789\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/image01-1.png\" alt=\"image01\" width=\"217\" height=\"137\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on the <\/span><b>Move to <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">icon in the standard toolbar.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_790\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 310px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/image00-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-790\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/image00-1-300x54.png\" alt=\"Click the Move to button\" width=\"300\" height=\"54\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/image00-1-300x54.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/image00-1.png 468w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\"><strong>Click the Move to button<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select a destination folder in the right side panel.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_791\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 310px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/image03-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-791\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/image03-1-300x260.png\" alt=\"Selecting the destination folder\" width=\"300\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/image03-1-300x260.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/image03-1.png 339w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\"><strong>Selecting the destination folder<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s it folks! 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