How to delete part of file name in many directories

Hi All
I have a root directory with a few hundred sub-directories. Most about 3 or 4 deep, Some more, some less. There are about 40 file types.
About 30% of the file names have 2 phrases that need to be removed. The phrase appears randomly in the file names; beginning, middle, or end. I do not know how they got there, but I was tasked to get this fixed.
The phrases are:
(Back file)
Back File
These are not backup files, This drive is backed up nightly. They powers that be want me to find a way to get these phrases out of all the file names. They have been there for a couple years.
I am not a programmer, just an accountant that is good with Excel. That is why they think I can do this.
I have seem some Powershell scripts on Youtube videos that can do what I need but for only one directory. I have hundreds!
Could some of you people a lot smarter then me offer some solutions?
Thanks

Hi, KLund1, welcome to the ElevenForums

Bulk Rename Utility is a pretty extensive software, if you tell it what to remove, select the topmost folder and mark the subfolders to be included, you should be good to go. I haven’t used it in a while but that’s the gist of it. It looks daunting until you take a logical look at it. This is my favourite.

Free for non commercial use.

Bulk Rename Utility (Free)


There are many others that are available.

Advanced File Renamer (Free)


File Renamer - Basic (Microsoft Store App Free)


Yoy could take a look at the following if the above don’t suit you:

Also Rename Master (freeware) can do this

antspants​

DUDE !!!!
That program works GREAT !!!


All GOOD now !!!

KLund1 said:

antspants​

DUDE !!!!
That program works GREAT !!!


All GOOD now !!!

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And it’s really extensive. I have used it for some pretty wild batch renaming. Glad you got it sorted