Funny thing, but I’ve been working with bash, etc but never with Windows’ batch

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Asked: May 26, 20262026-05-26T10:00:11+00:00 2026-05-26T10:00:11+00:00

Funny thing, but I’ve been working with bash, etc but never with Windows’ batch scripting.

What I am trying to do is rename some directory in my HomePath.
So I simply do:

cd %HOMEPATH%
ren dirName newDirName

And then I get:

Access denied.

Is it even possible in Windows XP / 7 ?

Thanks !

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-05-26T10:00:12+00:00

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Are you sure that you’re already on the correct drive?
%HOMEPATH% only gives you the directory, not the drive.

I’d suggest trying:

%HOMEDRIVE%
cd %HOMEPATH%
ren dirName newDirName

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