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Removing Specific Letters From Multiple Filenames

I have about 1,600 PDF files that I am working with.  They all have specific individual file names.  I am trying to organize them by only a portion of the file name.  In order to do this, I need to delete or get rid of the first three characters of the file name and keep the remaining.  

This is what I have currently:

And this is what I would like to have:

Please let me know if this is possible and how to do it.

Thanks,

Yok33

Hi yok33
Greetings! I am Vijay, an Independent Advisor. I am here to work with you on this problem.

Best way to do is through any file renamer utility. Microsoft Store has many free file renaming utilities. Just launch Microsoft Store and type rename and you get many options.

If you need a recommendation, you can download below from Microsoft Store

https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9NBLG...

Do let me know if you require any further help on this. Will be glad to help you.
Sincerely yours,
Vijay A. Verma @ https://excelbianalytics.com

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Hi Yok33

My name is Andre Da Costa; an Independent Consultant, Windows Insider MVP and Windows & Devices for IT MVP. I'm here to help you with your problem.

Here is a described PowerShell command that might work for you:

https://superuser.com/questions/236820/how-do-i...

References Windows 7, but the same instructions should work in Windows 10.

Press Windows key + X
Click Windows PowerShell (Admin)
Best regards,
Andre Da Costa
Independent Advisor for Directly

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Hi Yok33

Open that folder in File Explorer

Right click an empty space and choose 'Open Powershell Window here'

Paste the following command into Powershell and hit Enter:

get-childitem *.pdf | foreach { rename-item $_ $_.Name.Replace("SA-", "") }


Wait for that command to complete, then close Powershell
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Sorry, but when I right click in open area these are the only options I receive:

- VIEW         >

- SORT BY   >

- GROUP BY  >

- REFRESH

-CUSTOMER FOLDER

- UNDO RENAME

- REDO COPY

- GIVE ACCESS TO    >

- NEW                  >

-PROPERTIES

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Hi yok33

Sorry, my bad, press Shift and right click at the same time . .
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