How to change default new folder name without parentheses and spaces?

Question

As you all know, when you make new folder, its name is New folder. If you add second folder, New folder (2). I want to change it with newnew and i have changed it successfully with registry changes(via instructions on winaero). In summary, i added a key called NamingTemplates on HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer and added string value called RenameNameTemplate and filled it with "newnew".

But also i want to change it newnew2, newnew3, instead of newnew (2), newnew (3). I.e without parentheses and spaces.

How can i do?

Answer 1

Windows Explorer cannot be customized for that. You need to use a third-party tool. I use here the free AutoHotkey.

The following script will map Ctrl+N to create a new folder inside the current folder:

newname=newnew         ; this is the folder's prefix string
^n::                   ; map ctrl-N
Z = 0
Loop
{
    Z++
    Path := GetActiveExplorerPath()
    CandidateName = %Path%\%newname%%Z%
    IfNotExist, %CandidateName%
    {
         FileCreateDir, %CandidateName%
         break
    }
}
return

GetActiveExplorerPath()
{
    explorerHwnd := WinActive("ahk_class CabinetWClass")
    if (explorerHwnd)
    {
        for window in ComObjCreate("Shell.Application").Windows
        {
            if (window.hwnd==explorerHwnd)
                return window.Document.Folder.Self.Path
        }
    }
}

After installing AutoHotKey, put the above text in a .ahk file and double-click it to test. You may stop the script by right-click on the green H icon in the traybar and choosing Exit. To have it run on login, place it in the Startup group at
C:\Users\USER-NAME\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup.

Useful AutoHotkey documentation:

• List of Keys
• Hotkeys