Then check if this one will work or not in your case.
run the macro, then select all files you want to rename.

Sub renametest()
Dim filename, flname
Dim fs, f
Const cutlen = 6 'number of removing char + 1

On Error GoTo ErrorCheck
filename = Application.GetOpenFilename _
(FileFilter:="all file(*.*),*.*", MultiSelect:=True)
If VarType(filename) = vbBoolean Then
Exit Sub
End If

Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Application.EnableEvents = False

Set fs = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

For Each flname In filename
Set f = fs.GetFile(flname)
flname = Mid(flname, _
InStrRev(flname, Application.PathSeparator) + 1)
If InStr(flname, ".") cutlen Or _
(InStr(flname, ".") = 0 _
And Len(flname) cutlen - 1) Then
f.Name = Mid(flname, cutlen)
End If
Next
Application.StatusBar = False
Application.EnableEvents = True
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
Exit Sub
ErrorCheck:
Application.StatusBar = False
Application.EnableEvents = True
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
If Err.Number = 58 Then
MsgBox "already same file name exist."
Else
MsgBox "error occured in the code."
End If
Resume Next
End Sub

keizi

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The characters are a constant. 5 characters at the begining of each
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