How to rename multiple files at once using excel

Changing thousands of filename manually could make you crazy. This is why in this advanced excel tutorial i have showed you how you can change thousands of file name at once using just excel. We are going to use vba code for this tutorial. Lets get started:
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Step 1: Extract the file names with extension in column A ( • How to Import Multiple... )
Step 2: Write the name you want them to be renamed with in column B
Step 3: Click on developer tab ( • How to add developer t... )
Step 4: Click on visual basic
Step 5: Click on Insert and then Module
Step 6: Write the code. (Please subscribe and here goes the code: msexceltutorial.com/post/How-...)
Step 7: Click on "run" button
Step 8: Select the folder where you kept all your files.
Step 9: Click OK and Boom. All your files at that folder is renamed.
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I just want to leave a review that the Visual Basic module works great. I was able to rename 70,000 files and the module only had to run for about 20 seconds. On smaller folders of 5,000 files or less, the module renamed the files almost instantly. Thank you so much for this time saver.

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Sub RenameFiles()
'Excel10tutorial
Dim xDir As String
Dim xFile As String
Dim xRow As Long
With Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFolderPicker)
.AllowMultiSelect = False
If .Show = -1 Then
xDir = .SelectedItems(1)
xFile = Dir(xDir & Application.PathSeparator & "*")
Do Until xFile = ""
xRow = 0
On Error Resume Next
xRow = Application.Match(xFile, Range("A:A"), 0)
If xRow > 0 Then
Name xDir & Application.PathSeparator & xFile As xDir & Application.PathSeparator & Cells(xRow, "B").Value
End If
xFile = Dir
Loop
End If
End With
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