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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Simple file list from a folder structure

Another thing I can't seem to remember.

Source:  http://smallbusiness.chron.com/copy-list-files-windows-folder-excel-list-40032.html


Step 1

Press "Win-E" to open Windows Explorer and locate the folder for which you need a file list.

Step 2

Hold the "Shift" key, right-click the folder and select "Open Command Window Here."

Step 3

Type "dir /b > dirlist.txt" without quotes and press "Enter." This creates a list containing file names only. To include file sizes and dates, type "dir > dirlist.txt" instead. To also include files in sub-directories, type "dir /b /s > dirlist.txt" to create a list of files with the full directory structure name, such as "C:\folder\subdirectory\file.txt.


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