Windows 10: DIR & Explorer shows I have 2 folders. Any attempt use them tells me they do not exist

I have a USB connected drive with 3 folders in its root directory. One folder, “My Backups” has several large files and works perfectly normally.The other two folders are empty and have the names “21_04_18b" and “21_04_18bbCD” where the b’s represent blanks. I have no idea why both names contain one extra blank.The DIR&n

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dir Difficulties

DIR uses whatever time definition you tell it to use. Following command would list all files and folders in X:\Downloads in order they have been created:

dir X:\Downloads /t:c

DIR is fully capable to sort files and folders. Following command would list all files in X:\Downloads, oldest first:

dir X:\Downloads /o:d

The minus sign before a parameter reverses the results, so the following command would list the same folder in reversed order, newest first:

dir X:\Downloads /o:-d

You can also combine switches. Following command would list all files and folders in X:\Downloads and all its subfolders (the /s switch), listing them in newest first based on time of file / folder creation:

dir X:\Downloads /s /o:-d /t:c

 

How to specify folders' viewing preferences in Q-Dir ?

Hi,

I'm using Q-Dir 7.35 as an alternative to File Explorer.

I would like to know how to save viewing preferences for each folder I open with Q-Dir (or with File explorer, for that matter).

For example, the <Fish> folder would open in Q-Dir (or File Explorer) with Small Icons all listed alphabetically, while the <Olifant> folder would be displayed with Large Icons while organized by file types (jpg, pdf, text files, etc.)

I hope I'm making sense *Huh.

 

dir Difficulties

I am getting the hang of this command set.

Maybe somebody know a work around that will list the three time stamps at one time.
Theoretically dir /TC /TA /TW.
dir will only show one of the three at one time.

To me it seems that the only way to get all three on a line is to run loop with output to file, then boiling down the three outputs to one line. Clumsy but maybe the only way to get the job done?

Thanks for any suggestions.