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How do I find and replace a character in filenames in Windows 7 using Explorer?

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Mar 15, 2026170480 views
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I want to replace all the underscore characters ( ) with a space ( ) in a filename. How can I do this quickly, when I have lots of characters to replace?

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Fix for: How do I find and replace a character in filenames in Windows 7 using Explorer?

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vbScript should do it for you. Create a file called "rename_underscores.vbs" containing the following. Make sure the folder name is correct. (In the example, I've used c:\test) And then double click your file to do the renaming.

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