In today’s article we are going to see how to copy a list of files from a folder with one click in Windows in a fairly detailed step-by-step tutorial that anyone, regardless of their experience using Windows, can do without any problems.
Rest assured that with this tutorial there is absolutely no risk at all. So, if you don’t get it right at first, you can try again from scratch without any problem.
With this tutorial you will be able to create lists of many files that you have in a folder. It is quite interesting since the list is created automatically. Imagine for a second that you have to create a list of more than 100 files that you have in a folder. Crazy, right?
But can you imagine that you can create such a list in less than 2 minutes? With this method you will be able to do just this quickly, practically and without any effort. Since with just a few clicks and typing some very simple commands you will be able to have a list in a notepad in a matter of minutes.
Working with multiple files in bulk is faster and easier than individually, especially if, for example, you want to rename several files.
How to copy a list of files from a folder in Windows
One of the files you want to copy may not be displayed on the screen, this could be because the file is hidden, to solve this problem you can download programs compatible with Windows.
- Press the “Windows” + “R” keys. You will see a small window called “Run”.
- In this window you will have to type “cmd” and press “Enter”. You will see that the “Command Prompt” opens, which is a completely black window.
- Here you will have to write “cd” and the path of the folder where the files you want to copy are located in a list. For example: “cd C:UsersrobertoDocumentsMusica” and press “Enter”.
- Next, you will have to type “dir /b > list.txt” and press “Enter”. What this command will do is create a file called list.txt in the folder we mentioned earlier.
- Now if you open that file with Windows notepad you will see that each of the lines belongs to a file name that you had in that folder.
- If you want to copy the entire list you will simply have to press “Ctrl + E” so that everything is selected and then press “Ctrl + C” to copy. You can also right click on the selection and click copy on the popup menu.
- Now you must open Excel or where you want to paste the files and simply press “Ctrl + V” to paste the entire list of files from the folder in question.
You may not know it, but another way to copy files quickly is by copying file list from context menu.
Copy multiple files from a Windows folder
As you can see this is a pretty simple and quick way to copy a list of files from a folder with one click in Windows. It is the simplest and most accessible method to carry out the process. It is not something complicated.
If you follow the steps to the letter, you will quickly be able to copy all those files as if it were a list. In the event that you have many songs, for example. It is quite useful to create a list of these and pass it to a friend, etc.
We hope that it has become clear to you how to create a list of files in a folder in Windows in a simple and, above all, fast way. Remember that if you have any kind of doubt about this tutorial you can leave it in the comments section that you will find a little further down.
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