List of all files on a drive

[John Gregory]

Is there a simple way to export a listing of all files on a drive that
includes path information?

Example:
C:\My Documents\Temp\Test_Directory_1\file_1_r.txt

Any format will do - txt, Excel, csv, etc.

 

[Dave Cohen]

Is there a simple way to export a listing of all files on a drive that
includes path information?

Example:
C:\My Documents\Temp\Test_Directory_1\file_1_r.txt

Any format will do - txt, Excel, csv, etc.

Yes, from a command prompt type dir /? for all switches. You will at
least want dir /s. Redirect the output as:
dir /s >file_1_r.txt (or any other name of your choice).
You can play with the switch settings and view on monitor prior to saving.
Dave Cohen

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Is there a simple way to export a listing of all files on a drive that
includes path information?

Example:
C:\My Documents\Temp\Test_Directory_1\file_1_r.txt

Any format will do - txt, Excel, csv, etc.

From the command prompt (Start > Run > Cmd.exe), simply change to
the desired directory and type "dir > filelist.txt" or "dir > lpt1,"
just as one used to do in DOS. Any of the switches for the DIR command
(type "dir /?") will work with this command, if you wish to modify the
output. You can then subsequently edit the resulting text file using
NotePad, WordPad, Word, etc.

Alternatively:

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[Tim Slattery]

Is there a simple way to export a listing of all files on a drive that
includes path information?

Example:
C:\My Documents\Temp\Test_Directory_1\file_1_r.txt

Any format will do - txt, Excel, csv, etc.

Open a command prompt, navigate to the top level of the drive you want
to see, and type

dir /s

That will get you a list of all files on the disk. To route the list
to a file use:

dir /s > myfile.txt

For complete details on the dir command, type

dir /?

 

[John Gregory]

That works, thank you very much for the response

Yes, from a command prompt type dir /? for all switches. You will at
least want dir /s. Redirect the output as:
dir /s >file_1_r.txt (or any other name of your choice).
You can play with the switch settings and view on monitor prior to saving.
Dave Cohen

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Is there a simple way to export a listing of all files on a drive that
includes path information?

Example:
C:\My Documents\Temp\Test_Directory_1\file_1_r.txt

Any format will do - txt, Excel, csv, etc.

Further to the various other replies you received: This variant
might give you the file names in a more easily digestible format:

dir c:\*.* /s /b > c:\dir.txt

 

[Anthony Buckland]

Is there a simple way to export a listing of all files on a drive that
includes path information?

Example:
C:\My Documents\Temp\Test_Directory_1\file_1_r.txt

Any format will do - txt, Excel, csv, etc.

Some methods are being offered, but I thought I'd just ask what
one would do with this information. For example, I have over
140,000 files and over 9,000 directories. Would I be trying to
create a reference work of beyond-Biblical proportions in which
to search for the occasional file? Baffled minds might want
to know.

 

[rod]

"Anthony Buckland"

Some methods are being offered, but I thought I'd just ask what
one would do with this information. For example, I have over
140,000 files and over 9,000 directories. Would I be trying to
create a reference work of beyond-Biblical proportions in which
to search for the occasional file? Baffled minds might want
to know.

I don't think so,
I have 300,000 images in around 2000 directories,

I use two free utilities
"disk cataloguer" for the file list
and "agent ransack" to find any image of choice.
just takes seconds.

 

[John Gregory]

I have received some great replies - thank you all!

To answer the last question:

The reason I need the file list is that I intend to create a batch file to
rename about 80,000 MP3 files. I have put the list into excel, and using
some formulas I have been able to generate the file name structure I want to
use.

The file are all currently in a directory with the artists name, and
sometimes the album name, with a variety of file name configurations.

So far, exporting the list into Excel, and sorting it, I have used formulas
to extract the information and create the target rename file.

I know it is a mess, but it is years of random CD ripping and it seems the
various music programs I have used all had a very different method of file
naming.