The invention discloses a file renaming method and
system. The file renaming method comprises the steps that mark information of a current file is obtained, matching is conducted between the mark information and data entries in a
database on a
server side, whether mark information the same as the mark information of the current file exists in the
database is judged, a standard name corresponding to the mark information in the
database is taken as name information of the current file to be displayed on a
client side if yes, and the original name of the current file is taken as name information of the current file to be displayed on the
client side if not, wherein the database comprises the data entries which are stored in the mode that pieces of mark information correspond to standard names in a one-to-one mode, the
server side conducts statistics and screening on file renaming operation conducted by multiple
client sides in a predetermined time period, and then the standard names are generated. According to the file renaming method and
system, a general and representative name can be provided for a file, excessive manual operation of users is not needed, and particularly when the file renaming method and
system are used for renaming a large number of files, the
workload can be greatly reduced, and user experience is improved.