How to print list of files in folder in Windows 8

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If you ever need to print a list of files in a folder on your Windows computer, there are a few ways you can do it.

Print list of files in folder in Windows

1. Using Command Prompt

Open the folder whose list of contents you want to print. Hold down Shiftand right-clickto 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:

dir > List.txt



A notepad text file will be immediately created in this folder. Open List.txtand 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:

cd C:\Users\ACK\Downloads

2. Using Paint

Open the directory whos contents list you want to print. Selecet 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 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.



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 user chosen .TSV, .CSV or .TXT formats, which you can then print. You can also select the File Attributes to be printed.



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