rename all files on the computer to joe.txt in csharp

Here's an example code snippet that renames all files on the computer to "joe.txt" using C# and the System.IO namespace:

main.cs
using System;
using System.IO;

class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        string[] files = Directory.GetFiles(@"C:\", "*.*", SearchOption.AllDirectories);

        foreach (string file in files)
        {
            string newPath = Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(file), "joe.txt");
            try
            {
                File.Move(file, newPath);
                Console.WriteLine("Renamed {0} to {1}", file, newPath);
            }
            catch (IOException e)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Error renaming {0}: {1}", file, e.Message);
            }
        }
    }
}
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This code uses the Directory.GetFiles method to recursively search all directories under the root C:\ directory for any files. It then iterates through each file, constructs a new file path with the desired name of "joe.txt", and uses the File.Move method to rename each file. The try-catch block is used to catch any errors that occur during the renaming process.

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