How to print list of Files in a Folder in Windows 10
If you ever need to print a list of files in a folder on your Windows 10/8/7 computer, here are a few ways you can do it. You can use the Command Prompt, Paint or a free software.
Print list of files in a folder in Windows 10
You can use any of the following methods to print a list of Files in a Folder in Windows 10.
Run the Dir List command
Use Paint software
Use a freeware.
Let us see these methods in detail.
1] Using Command Prompt
Open the folder whose list of contents you want to print. Hold down Shift and right-click to open the hidden context menu items. You will see Open command window here. Click on it to open a command prompt window.
Else simply type CMD in the address bar and hit Enter to open the command prompt window there.
In the CMD type the following and press Enter:
A notepad text file will be immediately created in this folder. Open List.txt, and you will be able to see the list of the files in this folder.
Alternatively, you could also use the cd/ command to change the directory from the User directory to Downloads directory as follows:
2] Using Paint
Open the directory whos contents list you want to print. Select the Lists view. Press Alt+PrntScr. Next, open the built-in Paint application. Click Ctrl+V to copy-paste the contents of the clipboard here.
Now from the File menu of Paint select Print.
3] Use a freeware
You can print the name of every file on a drive, along with the file’s size, date and time of last modification, and attributes, Read-Only, Hidden, System, and Archive, with Karen’s Directory Printer. You can also sort the list of files by name, size, date created, date last modified, or date of last access. You can download it from its home page.
A) Simple File Lister does the function of DIR command for Windows OS to get a list of files in a directory and save them with their attributes to the user, in chosen .TSV, .CSV or .TXT formats, which you can then print. You can also select the File Attributesto be printed.
B) InDeep File List Maker lets you create and print a list of files in your folders, drives, and even in your DVDs/CDs.
D) Startup Discoverer is a portable freeware application, which lists start-up file & program locations and allows you to save and print them.
How to print file names
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Dear colleagues,
I am translating a bunch of small files (>100). I would like to have a printed list of the files (i.e. file names). In WinXP, how can I print the file names of selected files? Obviously, copy and paste doesn’t do the trick, as it tries to copy the file contents rather than the file names.
Thanks in advance, kind regards, Erik
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— press WinButton+R (OR click Start. > Run. ) — type «cmd» and press ENTER — type «cd», space, and the full path (starting from from the drive letter) to the folder you need to list (see the path in the header of MyComputer window) — type «dir>list.txt» and press ENTER You will get file named LIST.TXT in the same folder with a list of files.
Here is a example:
You have: c:\Documents and Settings\User>
— press WinButton+R (OR click Start. > Run. ) — type «cmd» and press ENTER — type «cd», space, and the full path (starting from from the drive letter) to the folder you need to list (see the path in the header of MyComputer window) — type «dir>list.txt» and press ENTER You will get file named LIST.TXT in the same folder with a list of files.
Here is a example:
You have: c:\Documents and Settings\User>
Type: d:\ (press ENTER)
Type: cd d:\library\glossaries (press ENTER) — the full path
You are in. You have: d:\library\glossaries>
Type: dir>list.txt (press ENTER) — here you may specify any output path. To do it type the full path starting from the drive letter (e.g. d:\list.txt — the file will be in the root of D:)
Open LIST.TXT (in folder d:\library\glossaries\ ) using My Computer (it is easy ).
Repeat seven times to become an expert.
Old DOS trick. What was your first version of Windows? I remember 3.1.
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Nov 21, 2008
Dear Sergei,
Thanks, the «>list.txt» part did the trick. I had though of using the shell, but I didn’t know that.
I started with Win3.11, but I remember times when there was no Windows at all (used DOS and even CP/M then).
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Nov 21, 2008
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An alternative way that I use to print file names (when trying to keep track of lots of little files) is to use the Print Screen button.
Open Windows Explorer and then open the folder containing the files you want to print. Press Alt + Print Screen. Then paste into an empty Word document and print (you might want to play around with the screenshot before printing, such as cropping the image, enlarging, etc.).
Hope that helps,
An alternative way that I use to print file names (when trying to keep track of lots of little files) is to use the Print Screen button.
Open Windows Explorer and then open the folder containing the files you want to print. Press Alt + Print Screen. Then paste into an empty Word document and print (you might want to play around with the screenshot before printing, such as cropping the image, enlarging, etc.).
Hope that helps,
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. that can help you with this is Microsoft’s free SendToX Powertoy. It was originally intended for Windows 95, but it works just great on my Windows XP computers here.
With it, you can highlight any number of files, right-click, select Send To. ->Clipboard as Name and get the full paths and filenames in the clipboard, ready to paste in an application of your choice (Word, Excel, Notepad etc. )
. that can help you with this is Microsoft’s free SendToX Powertoy. It was originally intended for Windows 95, but it works just great on my Windows XP computers here.
With it, you can highlight any number of files, right-click, select Send To. ->Clipboard as Name and get the full paths and filenames in the clipboard, ready to paste in an application of your choice (Word, Excel, Notepad etc. )
I also use this tool extensively when preparing Trados analyses, clean-ups etc. — usually I have the right folder open in Explorer anyway, so I always felt that having to navigate through my folder tree in Trados’ Add. dialog is unnecessarily tedious. So I either copy the folder name if I’m going to process multiple files or use Send To Clipboard as Name for single files.
How to print file names
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Nov 21, 2008
Dear colleagues,
I am translating a bunch of small files (>100). I would like to have a printed list of the files (i.e. file names). In WinXP, how can I print the file names of selected files? Obviously, copy and paste doesn’t do the trick, as it tries to copy the file contents rather than the file names.
Thanks in advance, kind regards, Erik
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— press WinButton+R (OR click Start. > Run. ) — type «cmd» and press ENTER — type «cd», space, and the full path (starting from from the drive letter) to the folder you need to list (see the path in the header of MyComputer window) — type «dir>list.txt» and press ENTER You will get file named LIST.TXT in the same folder with a list of files.
Here is a example:
You have: c:\Documents and Settings\User>
— press WinButton+R (OR click Start. > Run. ) — type «cmd» and press ENTER — type «cd», space, and the full path (starting from from the drive letter) to the folder you need to list (see the path in the header of MyComputer window) — type «dir>list.txt» and press ENTER You will get file named LIST.TXT in the same folder with a list of files.
Here is a example:
You have: c:\Documents and Settings\User>
Type: d:\ (press ENTER)
Type: cd d:\library\glossaries (press ENTER) — the full path
You are in. You have: d:\library\glossaries>
Type: dir>list.txt (press ENTER) — here you may specify any output path. To do it type the full path starting from the drive letter (e.g. d:\list.txt — the file will be in the root of D:)
Open LIST.TXT (in folder d:\library\glossaries\ ) using My Computer (it is easy ).
Repeat seven times to become an expert.
Old DOS trick. What was your first version of Windows? I remember 3.1.
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Thanks!
Nov 21, 2008
Dear Sergei,
Thanks, the «>list.txt» part did the trick. I had though of using the shell, but I didn’t know that.
I started with Win3.11, but I remember times when there was no Windows at all (used DOS and even CP/M then).
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Nov 21, 2008
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An alternative way that I use to print file names (when trying to keep track of lots of little files) is to use the Print Screen button.
Open Windows Explorer and then open the folder containing the files you want to print. Press Alt + Print Screen. Then paste into an empty Word document and print (you might want to play around with the screenshot before printing, such as cropping the image, enlarging, etc.).
Hope that helps,
An alternative way that I use to print file names (when trying to keep track of lots of little files) is to use the Print Screen button.
Open Windows Explorer and then open the folder containing the files you want to print. Press Alt + Print Screen. Then paste into an empty Word document and print (you might want to play around with the screenshot before printing, such as cropping the image, enlarging, etc.).
Hope that helps,
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. that can help you with this is Microsoft’s free SendToX Powertoy. It was originally intended for Windows 95, but it works just great on my Windows XP computers here.
With it, you can highlight any number of files, right-click, select Send To. ->Clipboard as Name and get the full paths and filenames in the clipboard, ready to paste in an application of your choice (Word, Excel, Notepad etc. )
. that can help you with this is Microsoft’s free SendToX Powertoy. It was originally intended for Windows 95, but it works just great on my Windows XP computers here.
With it, you can highlight any number of files, right-click, select Send To. ->Clipboard as Name and get the full paths and filenames in the clipboard, ready to paste in an application of your choice (Word, Excel, Notepad etc. )
I also use this tool extensively when preparing Trados analyses, clean-ups etc. — usually I have the right folder open in Explorer anyway, so I always felt that having to navigate through my folder tree in Trados’ Add. dialog is unnecessarily tedious. So I either copy the folder name if I’m going to process multiple files or use Send To Clipboard as Name for single files.
