Is it possible to Undo renaming a file?

1) Moved music files to cell-phone (USB mass-storage mode)

2) Phone has limitation on filename characters

3) Changed a filename & next thing I know, I have 25 files re-named "BB King&Claption-Riding With the King" (of course, each with [2], [3], [4] etc appended)

4) Looked at all the obvious places for "UNDO" command (NONE readily apparent!)

5) Wasted time plugging various relevant Search terms into [so-called] Help ... Nada!!!

6) Could somebody please direct me to the absolutely essential UNDO function for this situation, working with files in a Folder!

Thank you, in advance.
Answer
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There is a short window of opportunity to undo a file action (move, rename, copy type) in Windows Explorer or folder windows using the Edit Menu (or pressing Ctrl Z).  You would see undo rename as the option for example.  Only the most recent file action will be un-doable, so it may be too late.

It appears that you had multiple files selected when you did the rename. When you have multiple selections Windows will rename them using the name you enter and the bracketed sequential numbers.
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