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I have Windows XP and would like to change some file extensions without
changing the actual filenames.
I have a lot of Ogg vorbis files with a .vorbis extension I would like to
change to an .Ogg extension otherwise my MP3 player won't recognize them. I
would like to keep all the original filenames (songs).
Is there a way of safely doing this in a batch-mode?
I have almost 5GB and it would take too long to do it individually.

On 3 Mar 2005 23:10:29 GMT jamy wrote:

> I have Windows XP and would like to change some file extensions without
> changing the actual filenames.
> I have a lot of Ogg vorbis files with a .vorbis extension I would like to
> change to an .Ogg extension otherwise my MP3 player won't recognize them.
> I would like to keep all the original filenames (songs).
> Is there a way of safely doing this in a batch-mode?
> I have almost 5GB and it would take too long to do it individually.


Use a dos command.
copy *.vorbis *.ogg
del *.vorbis

"jamy" <> wrote in message
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>I have Windows XP and would like to change some file extensions without
> changing the actual filenames.
> I have a lot of Ogg vorbis files with a .vorbis extension I would like to
> change to an .Ogg extension otherwise my MP3 player won't recognize them.
> I
> would like to keep all the original filenames (songs).
> Is there a way of safely doing this in a batch-mode?
> I have almost 5GB and it would take too long to do it individually.

You can do it from a DOS window. Are the files all in the same folder? If
not, you would need to do this in each folder.

Open a cmd prompt. (Winkey+R, type CMD press <enter>).

Navigate to the folder you have your files in:
CD "C:\documents and settings\user name\my documents\my music" (substitute
your login name for 'user name', and edit the path as needed)

Type ren *.xxx *.yyy <enter> (substitue your old extension for xxx, and your
new extension for yyy)

That's it! Now, navigate to any other folders which need changing and do
the same.

On 3 Mar 2005 23:10:29 GMT, jamy <> wrote:

>I have Windows XP and would like to change some file extensions without
>changing the actual filenames.
>I have a lot of Ogg vorbis files with a .vorbis extension I would like to
>change to an .Ogg extension otherwise my MP3 player won't recognize them. I
>would like to keep all the original filenames (songs).
>Is there a way of safely doing this in a batch-mode?
>I have almost 5GB and it would take too long to do it individually.

You can do that from a Command prompt:
Start, Programs, Command Prompt
Or Start, Run. In the Run box, type CMD

Navigate to the folder where the files are and type:
ren *.vorbis *.ogg

Then wait until the cursor starts blinking again. 5GB will take a while.

Rename a single file FIRST and make sure the change to the .ogg extension plays!


3rd party software:

Magic File Renamer
http://www.finebytes.com/

On 3 Mar 2005 23:10:29 GMT, jamy <> wrote:

|> I have Windows XP and would like to change some file extensions without
|> changing the actual filenames.
|> I have a lot of Ogg vorbis files with a .vorbis extension I would like to
|> change to an .Ogg extension otherwise my MP3 player won't recognize them. I
|> would like to keep all the original filenames (songs).
|> Is there a way of safely doing this in a batch-mode?
|> I have almost 5GB and it would take too long to do it individually.

WinKey+R (run) <type in> cmd <enter>
(get into a command window)

CD to the directory your working with
type in:
copy *.vorbis <some other directory> \*.Ogg

-copy to make sure it works, and another directory just incase you have
a file by the same name-

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