We have four computers in our small business with a shared files folder that
is backed up regularly. As an oil and gas producer, we have many, many files
that are large in size, primarily Word and Excel. We would like to be able
to print out a list of all of our file names, along with location, so that we
may "clean out" those that are no longer necessary to keep.

Therefore, my question is how can I print out a list of folders and files
under shared files so that we can see what we have?

Thanks!

Barbara A. Jones

Horizon Energy wrote:
> We have four computers in our small business with a shared files folder that
> is backed up regularly. As an oil and gas producer, we have many, many files
> that are large in size, primarily Word and Excel. We would like to be able
> to print out a list of all of our file names, along with location, so that we
> may "clean out" those that are no longer necessary to keep.
>
> Therefore, my question is how can I print out a list of folders and files
> under shared files so that we can see what we have?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Barbara A. Jones

Start a Windows XP "Command Prompt" window. Look for this under "All
Programs | accesories" after clicking the Task Bar's "Start" button.

Change the directory to the one that holds ALL the files you want to
list (Use the CD command followed by the folder path)

Type DIR /s > filelist.txt. The "/s" tells the OS to list contents of
all subfolders. The ">" tells the OS to send the output to a file
instead of the command prompt window. The "filelist.txt" is the name you
want the file to have.

Open filelist.txt with a word processor like Wordpad or Word

If your word processor has those features, you can add any headers or
footers you want. You may want this so the date and page numbers are
printed on each page.

Print using the word processor's normal procedure.

As an alternative you may be able to find some suitable utilities at a
reputable site like http://www.download.com . I got four results typing
"directory print" in the search at that site.