How to save file structure to text file?

Question

I have a folder of media files that are about 1TB big. I want to save the file names and directory structure to a text file for backup and reference. I want to attach a batc

Answer 1

Open powershell in the folder then run this to show the files tree in your powershell:

tree /a /f

or save it as txt file:

tree /a /f > tree.txt

Answer 2

You can use the built in tree.com utility:

tree c:\folder /F

There's also a PowerShell function, Show-Tree, in PSCX 2.0:

http://rkeithhill.wordpress.com/2010/05/10/pscx-2-0-show-tree/

Answer 3

a pure dir solution

dir /b /s c:\folder >foldertree.txt

has the advantages over Shay and mjolinor solutions that

1. it does not require powershell, just a plain cmd command
2. the result list contains the fully specified filenames which is a better format for postprocessing of any kind.

Answer 4

To just save the directory structure and file names:

get-childitem <dir> -recurse | select -expand fullname > dirtree.txt