It's easy to print the contents of a folder under Windows 10 or 11 to hold it on paper!
You do not always have to print directories with the free directory printing programs, even if these are handy, printing the directory structure of a folder including filenames and subfolders is one of those simple tasks in Windows 10. It's easy if you know how to do is. However, it requires the use of Windows Command Prompt and advanced knowledge.
Content:
1.) ... The simple listing of the files!
2.) ... Printing a file list!
1.) The simple listing of the files!
Listing the files in all subdirectories is pretty easy.At the command prompt (cmd.exe), type the command: dir /s the "/s" stands for "subdirectories.
C: \ order1> dir / s Disk in drive C: is W10_08 Volume serial number: 4VC7-B517 Directory of C: \ ordne1 30.10.2009 04:01 <DIR>. 30.10.2009 04:01 <DIR> .. 30.10.2009 04:02 0 Text1.txt 30.10.2009 04:02 <DIR> New folder 30.10.2009 04:02 0 TextB.txt 2 file (s) 0 bytes Directory of C: \ ordne1 \ new folder 30.10.2009 04:02 <DIR>. 30.10.2009 04:02 <DIR> .. 30.10.2009 04:02 0 Text1.txt 30.10.2009 04:02 0 TextB.txt 2 file (s) 0 bytes Number of files displayed: 4 file (s) 0 bytes 5 directory (s), 1,565,491,200 bytes free C: \ ordne1>
2.) Printing a file list!
As described above:
1. Open the command prompt.
2. To do this, click Start, type CMD, and optionally right-click (Run as administrator)
1. Open the command prompt.
2. To do this, click Start, type CMD, and optionally right-click (Run as administrator)
3. Change the directory to the folder where you want to print the content. Use the command cd,
example: "cd c:\Test\ Documents".
4. Type the following command dir> c:\listing.txt
and press Enter:
and press Enter:
This creates a simple text file with the contents of the directory. The file name you saved can be anything. You can name them anyway.
Open the file with the free program Notepad.exe and simply print it out
Notepad Printing Tips:
►► Print in the Note pad as in a Word document?
►► Define a header or footer before printing?
Info:
Once you've learned this simple command, you can quickly and easily create file lists of folder contents that you can print or edit as you like, unless you make it very rare, then you usually forget about the procedure and you need to Googling and Binging again. The elegant solution is not just written for Windows 10 , you can easily apply this example as a folder printing solution even on older versions of Microsoft's Windows operating systems, whether it's a folder printout on a Windows desktop computer, or mobile on Surface Pro and Go got to!
Once you've learned this simple command, you can quickly and easily create file lists of folder contents that you can print or edit as you like, unless you make it very rare, then you usually forget about the procedure and you need to Googling and Binging again. The elegant solution is not just written for Windows 10 , you can easily apply this example as a folder printing solution even on older versions of Microsoft's Windows operating systems, whether it's a folder printout on a Windows desktop computer, or mobile on Surface Pro and Go got to!
