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PS Paul SW Created on June 4, 2019 Question Info
How to create a report showing folder Last updated July 2, 2024
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Good morning, Applies to:
I have a requirement to produce a report (could be a PDF, Word doc or XLS) that shows all the
folders/sub-folders below a given folder in Windows Explorer, so we can see the folder structure Windows / Windows 10 /
and analyze it. We also need a second report with the same criteria but also listing out all the files Files, folders, and storage
inside each folder. There are thousands of files under each folder so it will be large report. I have
done something similar using the File System object model in VB before, but am wondering if
there is a simple off-the-shelf tool or command we can use instead. You’re invited to
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DaveM121 Replied on June 4, 2019
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Hi Paul
Open File Explorer and navigate to that folder
In the address bar, just type cmd and hit Enter
That will open a Commend Prompt in that folder
Paste this into Command Prompt and hit Enter
dir /s/b > AAA.txt
Wait for that command to complete
That will have created a new text file in that folder - AAA.txt that will contain a listing
of all files in that folder, including all sub-folders, which you can copy/paste into Word,
Excel . . . etc.
If you just want to list files in a specific folder and not sub-folders, open a Command
Prompt in that folder and run this command:
dir /b > AAA.txt
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