List and save all the files present in a folder or directory into a text file

Step 1:

First of all open command Prompt.

 

Step 2:

Browse to folder which you want to analyze the sub directories and files by using cd commands. For Example if you want to visit d:/pics folder then

try this command.

Type "d:"(this command is changing your selected drive from C to D)

then "cd pics".

 

Step 3:

 

after navigating to direcotry in command prompt,

Type this command :

dir *.* /s /b > dirlist.txt

and hit enter.

This will list all sub directories and files with their extension.

Note: Type all commands with correct spaces(refer to image above)

If you want to list only pdf files just use this command

dir *.pdf /s /b > dirlist.txt

Likewise, if you want to search only microsoft word files then use this command.

dir *.doc /s /b > dirlist.txt

If you want to search and list only files that has some certain name. For example, Resume.doc then try this command

dir Resume.* /s /b > dirlist.txt

(or)

dir Resume.doc /s /b > dirlist.txt

 

Step 4:

you can find the dirlist.txt file in that directory. i mean it will d:/pics directory.

 

Step 5:

open the text file in notepad or notepad++ ,then search your desired file name or folder(for example "resume"),you will get the full path to the file. This is fastest search than the usual windows search.