Every now and then I come across a file that just doesn’t display properly in a file listing. In fact, it can be a little tricky to determine the name of a file that contains odd characters. You might ...

A few years back, someone gave me a collection of IT training videos on DVD. At least some of the information on those DVDs is still relevant, but DVD drives are in short supply these days. As such, I ...

Microsoft's PowerToys suite is home to many useful tools, and my favorites are usually the ones that help me organize my apps and windows, like FancyZones and Workspaces. However, there's quite a bit ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The mundane act of changing a computer file’s name seems so ...

This post will walk you through changing a filename using the inbuilt file manager app on the newest Google Pixel smartphone. Here’s a quick guide to rename a file on Google Pixel 7. Should you wish ...

Some users are having trouble when trying to rename a folder on a Windows computer. Sometimes, the context menu doesn’t allow users to rename the folder, whereas ...

My VBScript skills aren't very strong. I've found a few examples of how to rename files/compare dates on them, but I'm having trouble integrating it all.<BR><BR>What I'm looking to do is to copy a ...

Say I had a script to take on-line backups of a database (in my case Citrix data store in Access format) and I wanted to script the renaming of the file to include the current date (and possibly ...