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Rename your file with a meaningful, descriptive name, so it's easy to find later.
Rename a file in an online app
Select the file name at the top of the page.
Enter a new name.
Changes are saved automatically in the Office Online apps.
Save a copy with a different name in a desktop app
There are different reasons why you can't rename files in Windows. For instance, the files or folders you are trying to rename are being used by another program. Besides, the antivirus software may prevent you from changing the name of a file or a folder. In addition, you can't rename file that is open or in use.
The inability to rename a folder in Windows 11 might be due to a temporary Windows Explorer glitch. Hopefully, restarting it will fix it. Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to launch Task Manager. There, right-click Windows Explorer and click End task to stop any process that might be running in the background.
Select multiple files in a folder. To do so, press and hold down the CTRL key while you are clicking files.After you select the files, press F2.Type the new name, and then press ENTER.
Make sure user has Edit or Full control permissions on the folder so that they can rename it (somehow "delete" permissions are also required to rename folders/files in SharePoint - it comes automatically with Edit & Full control permissions).
Microsoft Windows has a MAX_PATH limit of ~256 characters. If the length of the path and filename combined exceed ~256 characters you will be able to see the path/files via Windows/File Explorer, but may not be able to delete/move/rename these paths/files.
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