How do I rename a file or folder to .something in Windows 7?

Question

When I try to rename a folder to .svn or a file to .myemacs, for example, a popup says:

You must specify a file name.

Do you have a workaround ?

score 7 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 14 '18 at 23:52

7

Open cmd

Start -> Run -> "cmd"

then

move filename.txt .svn

edited Jun 14 '18 at 23:52

answered Oct 14 '11 at 23:30

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