How to print the folder content structure in Windows 10

Basically, printing the content (list) of a directory, including files and subdirectories, is one of the more complex tasks in Windows 10. However, you will have to use to Command Prompt and some related commands. The good news is that these commands are also very simple and easy to remember. In this article, we will learn how to create a list of directory content files, then print or edit these content when appropriate.

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First, we will learn how to print the contents of a folder using integrated Windows 10 features. After that, we will show you how to print folder content more easily through the use of some third-party software. Let's come to the problem right away.

Print the contents of folders in Windows 10 using the Command Prompt

If you only want to print a list of content within a folder, follow these 3 steps:

1. Open Command Prompt with administrator privileges by going to the Start menu, typing the search term ' CMD ', right-clicking on the returned result and clicking Run as administrator.
2. Enter the directory address where you want to print the structure using the cd command, for example: 'cd c:usersadacostadocuments'.
3. Enter the following command and press Enter : dir> list.txt

The above operations will help create a basic text file that lists the current contents of the directory. You can save arbitrary file names. You can call it list.txt, files.txt, folder.txt or anything else.

This is an example of the folder structure content printout:

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In addition, you can also print the content structure of subdirectories using the following command:

tree 'c:directory_name' > 'c:file_name.txt' /A /F

Results after printing as follows:

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In general, these prints will give you a better overview of all the content being stored in a folder on a Windows 10 system.

Print the contents of folders in Windows 10 using Karen's Directory Printer

As mentioned, there are many third-party tools that also support the printing of directory content quite easily, one of which is Karen's Directory Printer. Although the interface is not 'neat', it is quite easy to use in general. All you need to do is select the folder to print, then select the properties you want to print (file size, creation date, extension) and then click Print .

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Above is how to print the structure of folder contents in Windows 10 with Command Prompt and with 3rd party software. Hope the information in the article is useful to you!