How do I list HDD folders?

georgiac

I have an external hard drive with several hundred folders on it.

Each contains a selection of photo files from different events.

I would like to be able to save a list of the folder names onto my PC, preferably in a word document.

I'm not bothered about listing the file names as they are just the camera image number.

Is this possible and how please.

Thanks

BillScarab

It's easy enough from a cmd prompt.

On XP click start, then run and type in CMD

On Vista or Win 7 click on start, then type cmd in the search box and then double click it

navigate to your external drive, e.g. if it is drive E

cd E:\

then type

dir > folders.txt

that will creat a file called folders.txt on your external driver with a list of the folders in it. You can then load it into word, edit if required and save it on your PC.

timbim_2

If you want to show them by size, a good program is treesize.

itwiz

BillScarab wrote: »

navigate to your external drive, e.g. if it is drive E

cd E:\

then type

dir > folders.txt

that will creat a file called folders.txt on your external driver with a list of the folders in it. You can then load it into word, edit if required and save it on your PC.

That won't quite work, as your command prompt will probably dump you to your C: drive by default. If the folders are on drive E, at the command prompt you'd need to type:

E:
cd \

which is subtly different, then I'd recommend

dir /b > folders.txt

to give just the folder names or

dir /b /s > folders.txt if there are subfolders

Cheers.

BillScarab

itwiz wrote: »

That won't quite work, as your command prompt will probably dump you to your C: drive by default. If the folders are on drive E, at the command prompt you'd need to type:

E:
cd \

which is subtly different, then I'd recommend

dir /b > folders.txt

to give just the folder names or

dir /b /s > folders.txt if there are subfolders

Cheers.

Cheers, my memory is worse then I thought!

davb

itwiz wrote: »

dir /b > folders.txt

to give just the folder names or

dir /b /s > folders.txt if there are subfolders

That still won't quite do it, you need:
dir /ad /b > folders.txt
or
dir /ad /b /s > folders.txt (to list sub folders).

itwiz

davb wrote: »

That still won't quite do it, you need:
dir /ad /b > folders.txt
or
dir /ad /b /s > folders.txt (to list sub folders).

Gahhh, you're right, he only wants folder names. I find I'm using the command prompt less and less these days but it still has its uses. Thanks for correcting.

georgiac

Hi there all.

Oh dear, I'm stuck.

Should have explained that I am a ludite!!!

I am running vista and the drive is ( Z: ) for some reason.

I type cmd and it brings up the black box with white writing.

That has a message that says C:\users\family>

when I type cd Z:\ it just repeats to C:\users\family>

What am I doing wrong please?

antispam246

georgiac wrote: »

Hi there all.

Oh dear, I'm stuck.

Should have explained that I am a ludite!!!

I am running vista and the drive is ( Z: ) for some reason.

I type cmd and it brings up the black box with white writing.

That has a message that says C:\users\family>

when I type cd Z:\ it just repeats to C:\users\family>

What am I doing wrong please?

Try leaving out "cd" and just type "z:" (without quotations)

BritRael

The above was wrong; if you want to change the drive simply type z: and hit the 'enter' key.

You also do not need cd \ to take you to the root as you will already be there

georgiac

Getting somewhere at last.

that brings up a new line saying

Z:\>

now what please!?!