Renaming Hidden and System files Command
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When using ren
you must remove hidden
and system
flags, rename the file, then set the flags again:
attrib -s -h desktop.ini
ren desktop.ini desktop.txt
attrib +s +h desktop.txt
If you can't do that, you have to use something else, e.g. VBScript:
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
fso.GetFile(WScript.Arguments(0)).Name = WScript.Arguments(1)
or PowerShell:
Rename-Item 'desktop.ini' 'desktop.txt' -Force
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Updated on July 25, 2022Comments
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Built on Sin almost 2 years
I'm trying to figure out a way to rename Desktop.ini to *.ini and back again. The problem is I need to do this with the attributes in tact (So I cannot remove hidden and system and then rename). The only solution I have come up with is xcopy and del but I am having trouble with the syntax on options, source options and destination options.
This is what I have come up with:
@ECHO OFF xcopy /H /R Desktop.ini Desktop.txt /K del /Q /AHS Desktop.ini xcopy /H /R Desktop.txt Desktop.ini /K del /Q /AHS Desktop.txt Pause exit /b
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Built on Sin almost 11 yearsThat would be fine if I merely wanted to delete the files. I need to rename Desktop.ini (With attributes hidden and system) to . and back again (With same attributes)
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Built on Sin almost 11 yearsAs I stated originally I need the attributes in tact, I cannot get rid of the attributes and read them without having to rename the file again. "The problem is I need to do this with the attributes in tact (So I cannot remove hidden and system and then rename)."
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Marc.2377 over 5 yearsNote to googlers:
-s
marks a system file, while-h
means a normal hidden file. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_attribute#DOS_and_Windows