Windows 10: TREE Command Missing Files

I read that another user jfgraken used the MS TREE command with /F option to obtain directory tree structure but he was missing two files.


For the last couple of days, I did something similar with one of my music library directories which contains over 32,000 files. However, when I tried to count the number of files not directories, I was one file short. I used a combination of FINDSTR and FIND commands. Determined to find "missing" file, I created a file listing directories and files using DIR /B /S command. Within output from DIR, I discovered that the longest file name about 325 characters including full path with main file name at about 216 characters. I was surprised to find out that this file with long file name was indeed the missing file from TREE command output.


Question to jfgraken if he/she is reading this: do your two missing file have long file names?



To MS Community: why to TREE command skip files with extra long filenames?

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TREE command function misses files

I am Marcel, an Independent Adviser. I am here to work with you on this problem.

The tree command only shows the folder structure and is not showing files. Did it miss some folders?

Regards,

Marcel

 

TREE command function misses files

If you want to list the files as well, use tree /f in Powershell

 

TREE command function misses files

Yes cmd or Powershell, both should work. Did you try to use
tree /f to list the files?