Windows 10: Compare a text file containing file names with files in a folder

Discus and support Compare a text file containing file names with files in a folder in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; Hi, I have a text files containing a list of file names and I wish to compare that to a folder with files in it. The folder contains a rather large... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Bowlsys, Jan 28, 2019.

  1. BOWLSYS
    Bowlsys Win User

    Compare a text file containing file names with files in a folder


    Hi,
    I have a text files containing a list of file names and I wish to compare that to a folder with files in it.
    The folder contains a rather large number of files and I want to see if files in that folder exist in the file with the list of file names.

    Hope I have explained my problem clearly.

    Would appreciate any help
    Thanks

    :)
     
    Bowlsys, Jan 28, 2019
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  2. YIN
    Yin Win User

    Looking for a program which grabs folders\files and converts it into text

    Hey guys,

    I'm looking for a program which lets you pick a folder and grabs all the files\folders names and puts it in a text file.

    I'm not sure if that makes sense, sorry if it doesn't.
     
    Yin, Jan 28, 2019
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  3. 95VIPER
    95Viper Win User
    95Viper, Jan 28, 2019
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  4. OILY_17
    oily_17 Win User

    Compare a text file containing file names with files in a folder

    Batch Files Knowledge Base

    Don't use batch files very much but one I find useful is for creating a list of files in a directory.
    Just copy the text below into Notepad and save as Filelist.bat

    dir /a /-p /o:gen >filelist.txt

    When you run it from a folder it will create a Filelist.txt file,in the same folder, that lists all the files in that folder.Useful when you are too lazy to type all the files out yourself.
     
    oily_17, Jan 28, 2019
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