Copying Folder Names Into Excel

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Is there a way to copy Folder names (not file names) into Excel 365 without using macros? I am running Windows 10 and Office 365. I could use a 3rd party software if it was free. Thanks for any help you might offer.

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You can use Total Commander https://www.ghisler.com/, which is shareware that you can try with no limitations. In Total Commander, highlight the folders whose names you want to copy. Then click MARK and then COPY SELECTED NAMES TO CLIPBOARD. Another option is COPY NAMES WITH PATH. Once in Clipboard, paste into Excel spreadsheet.

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Open a PowerShell window.
Type: dir C:\MyDir -Attribute d -Recurse

This will list all directories and you can then cut and paste. If the list is too long, add a pipe to the command to send it to a file.
Type: dir C:\MyDir -Attribute d -Recurse | out-file c:\temp\dir.txt

cheers, Paul

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Or you could use this powershell:

$x = (Get-ChildItem -path "G:\BEKDocs" -directory -recurse -depth 2).FullName | Sort
Set-Clipboard -Value $x

Notes:

• -Path – sets the base path, i.e. top directory/folder.
• -Recurse parameter to have the code look at all levels below the specified path level.
• -Depth – can be used to control how far down the chain -Recurse works.
• Pipe output to Sort ( | Sort ) to get your directories in sorted order.

Example output:

G:\BEKDocs\2020 Tax Statements
G:\BEKDocs\Access
G:\BEKDocs\Access\Access Documenter
G:\BEKDocs\Access\Articles
G:\BEKDocs\Access\Code to Test
G:\BEKDocs\Access\Documentation
G:\BEKDocs\Access\Exported Modules
G:\BEKDocs\Access\VBA
G:\BEKDocs\Access\Working Backups
G:\BEKDocs\Batch
G:\BEKDocs\Batch\BackupTasks
G:\BEKDocs\BTB
G:\BEKDocs\BTB\Home Mgmt
G:\BEKDocs\BTB\Image and Video Tools
G:\BEKDocs\BTB\Maintanence
G:\BEKDocs\BTB\Maintanence\Anti-Malware
G:\BEKDocs\BTB\Maintanence\Backup Tasks
G:\BEKDocs\BTB\Maintanence\System Information
G:\BEKDocs\BTB\Maintanence\Tuning Utilities
G:\BEKDocs\BTB\Office Tools
G:\BEKDocs\BTB\PowerShell
G:\BEKDocs\BTB\PowerShell\Resources
G:\BEKDocs\BTB\PowerShell\Utilities
G:\BEKDocs\BTB\Tips Docs
...

HTH

May the Forces of good computing be with you!

RG

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