How to check all filenames on the folder ?

[jk22]

Hey guys,

I have 2 harddrives with all of files in a folder and I want to check if all files copy to next other drive or not. So, I was thinking if there is any software that can export those file list in a text file or any file and if I can compare both text file with Notepad++ and check the file transfer completed successfully.

Regards.

 

[ignatzatsonic]

I'm not sure I understand what you want to do, but......

This command:

dir D:\Music /b /s > D:\textfile.txt

will produce a list of ALL files found in the D:\Music directory and all of it's subdirectories. The list will be named "textfile.txt" and would be found in the root of the D drive. You can make changes to that command to adapt it to your exact requirements.

A program such as WinMerge will compare 2 directory trees and tell you which files are found in one tree but not in the other---or which files are found in both directory trees. It's a free download that you should be able to find.

If I just wanted to produce a list of file names, I'd use the command. If I instead wanted to actually compare 2 directory trees to see if they matched after a copy attempt, I'd use WinMerge.

 

[jk22]

I'm not sure I understand what you want to do, but......

This command:

dir D:\Music /b /s > D:\textfile.txt

will produce a list of ALL files found in the D:\Music directory and all of it's subdirectories. The list will be named "textfile.txt" and would be found in the root of the D drive. You can make changes to that command to adapt it to your exact requirements.

A program such as WinMerge will compare 2 directory trees and tell you which files are found in one tree but not in the other---or which files are found in both directory trees. It's a free download that you should be able to find.

If I just wanted to produce a list of file names, I'd use the command. If I instead wanted to actually compare 2 directory trees to see if they matched after a copy attempt, I'd use WinMerge.

That command is working on some folders but not on all folders. Is there any other command ?

 

[ignatzatsonic]

That command is working on some folders but not on all folders. Is there any other command ?

It's never failed for me.

Did you copy the command properly, with the appropriate spaces?

What folders did it miss in your case? A folder containing Windows system files? A folder containing only personal data?

What is the top level directory on which you are using the command? C:\ ?? D:\ ?? C:\stuff ???

I just ran this command while sitting at c:\ on a command line

dir /b /s > d:\textfile.txt

Within 10 seconds, it produced a 16.5 mb file named "textfile.txt" in the root of the D drive.

But I have no immediate way of knowing if it skipped any files. It may have skipped certain system files--I can't say.

But I certainly would not expect it to skip any personal data files.

More info needed from you regarding WHAT folders were not listed when you used the command.

 

[jk22]

That command is working on some folders but not on all folders. Is there any other command ?

It's never failed for me.

Did you copy the command properly, with the appropriate spaces?

What folders did it miss in your case? A folder containing Windows system files? A folder containing only personal data?

What is the top level directory on which you are using the command? C:\ ?? D:\ ?? C:\stuff ???

I just ran this command while sitting at c:\ on a command line

dir /b /s > d:\textfile.txt

Within 10 seconds, it produced a 16.5 mb file named "textfile.txt" in the root of the D drive.

But I have no immediate way of knowing if it skipped any files. It may have skipped certain system files--I can't say.

But I certainly would not expect it to skip any personal data files.

More info needed from you regarding WHAT folders were not listed when you used the command.

Well it work on D Drive with a folder having notpad files. But it dont work on video songs folder which is located on D Drive aswell.

 

[ignatzatsonic]

Well it work on D Drive with a folder having notpad files. But it dont work on video songs folder which is located on D Drive aswell.

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The DIR command won't work as you typed it because it doesn't like the space between video and songs.

Try it again by putting video songs in quotes, like this "video songs". It should run.

Anytime you have a space in the path, like video songs, you need to put it in quotes, like "video songs".

 

[jk22]

Well it work on D Drive with a folder having notpad files. But it dont work on video songs folder which is located on D Drive aswell.

View attachment 378689

The DIR command won't work as you typed it because it doesn't like the space between video and songs.

Try it again by putting video songs in quotes, like this "video songs". It should run.

Anytime you have a space in the path, like video songs, you need to put it in quotes, like "video songs".

It worked. Thanks.