How To: Quickly Make Folders in XP

[austin316]

Sorry if everyone already knows this, but here goes:

If you find yourself needing to make a ton of folders in XP, you may have done of the same as me and simply right click and choose new folder and then rename the folder. Instead, using the command prompt, change directory to the folder where you want to create the folders and type:

(Note, you can paste in the folder names from another document or file by clicking the icon in the top right, selecting edit and then paste.)

Hopefully this helps at least one other person, I know it has helped me immensely today.

 

[Anubis]

that would take longer then right clicking and getting a new folder for me

 

[andy04]

Originally posted by: Anubis
that would take longer then right clicking and getting a new folder for me

you still have to type the names.... in his DOS code there is no clicking

so if you feel clicking + typing is faster than just typing that a sign of a retard

 

[oddyager]

Originally posted by: andy04

Originally posted by: Anubis
that would take longer then right clicking and getting a new folder for me

you still have to type the names.... in his DOS code there is no clicking

so if you feel clicking + typing is faster than just typing that a sign of a retard

typing like a retard is a sign of a retard, too. :laugh:

 

[austin316]

Originally posted by: andy04

Originally posted by: Anubis
that would take longer then right clicking and getting a new folder for me

you still have to type the names.... in his DOS code there is no clicking

so if you feel clicking + typing is faster than just typing that a sign of a retard

no. I had to make 300 folders. the old way I would have to right click and type the names of 300 folders. HOWEVER, I had all 300 folder names in an excel file. I took those cells, pasted them into notepad and then into the command prompt and voila, I had 300 folders made in 1 minute, instead of about a 1/2 hour to an hour.

 

[rivan]

Originally posted by: andy04

Originally posted by: Anubis
that would take longer then right clicking and getting a new folder for me

you still have to type the names.... in his DOS code there is no clicking

so if you feel clicking + typing is faster than just typing that a sign of a retard

Them's fightin' words!

Seriously, dude. If you're going to call someone else a name implying they're stupid, at least make your own sentences correct.

If you're only making a single folder or even a couple folders, right-clicking and renaming WOULD be faster for most people, especially if the target directory is buried deep in the structure.

 

[amdhunter]

Originally posted by: oddyager

Originally posted by: andy04

Originally posted by: Anubis
that would take longer then right clicking and getting a new folder for me

you still have to type the names.... in his DOS code there is no clicking

so if you feel clicking + typing is faster than just typing that a sign of a retard

typing like a retard is a sign of a retard, too. :laugh:

So the "R" word is OK to use in ATOT now. :|

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: andy04

Originally posted by: Anubis
that would take longer then right clicking and getting a new folder for me

you still have to type the names.... in his DOS code there is no clicking

so if you feel clicking + typing is faster than just typing that a sign of a retard

Alt - F - W - F - F2 is amazingly fast

 

[andy04]

Hi all Morons

Please read the original post, it says "tons of folder" not one or two... then later he says he has the names in excel. STOP giving examples with "just a few folders" These is no faster way to do it other than the DOS command, even writing a VBS will take longer...

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: austin316

Originally posted by: andy04

Originally posted by: Anubis
that would take longer then right clicking and getting a new folder for me

you still have to type the names.... in his DOS code there is no clicking

so if you feel clicking + typing is faster than just typing that a sign of a retard

no. I had to make 300 folders. the old way I would have to right click and type the names of 300 folders. HOWEVER, I had all 300 folder names in an excel file. I took those cells, pasted them into notepad and then into the command prompt and voila, I had 300 folders made in 1 minute, instead of about a 1/2 hour to an hour.

Throw in a real text editor with find/replace that supports regular expressions and you'll find it to be handy in many more situations. I really think the built-in command line support in Windows is lacking. I'm not linux nerd by any means, but I use HP-UX at work, and I've picked up some tricks. Command-line tools are so powerful for many tasks.

FYI - I believe there is an XP Power Toy that lets you open a command prompt in your current directory through the contextual menu, so you don't even need to change directories.

 

[OdiN]

What the hell did you need 300 folders for?

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: andy04
Hi all Morons

Please read the original post, it says "tons of folder" not one or two... then later he says he has the names in excel. STOP giving examples with "just a few folders" These is no faster way to do it other than the DOS command, even writing a VBS will take longer...

how often are you making "tons of folders" for this to be relevent

 

[andy04]

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: andy04
Hi all Morons

Please read the original post, it says "tons of folder" not one or two... then later he says he has the names in excel. STOP giving examples with "just a few folders" These is no faster way to do it other than the DOS command, even writing a VBS will take longer...

how often are you making "tons of folders" for this to be relevent

Dude you are missing the point... IFF you need to create 3000 there is no faster way... If you are an admin... you get even more weird requests

 

[PaNsyBoy8]

Originally posted by: austin316

Originally posted by: andy04

Originally posted by: Anubis
that would take longer then right clicking and getting a new folder for me

you still have to type the names.... in his DOS code there is no clicking

so if you feel clicking + typing is faster than just typing that a sign of a retard

no. I had to make 300 folders. the old way I would have to right click and type the names of 300 folders. HOWEVER, I had all 300 folder names in an excel file. I took those cells, pasted them into notepad and then into the command prompt and voila, I had 300 folders made in 1 minute, instead of about a 1/2 hour to an hour.

if you had the names in excel already, save the data to a csv and use that to make a batch file to create the folders for you, that woulda been even faster.

 

[oznerol]

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: andy04
Hi all Morons

Please read the original post, it says "tons of folder" not one or two... then later he says he has the names in excel. STOP giving examples with "just a few folders" These is no faster way to do it other than the DOS command, even writing a VBS will take longer...

how often are you making "tons of folders" for this to be relevent

I work in a folder factory, and this saves us a ton of time and expense.

 

[JS80]

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: andy04

Originally posted by: Anubis
that would take longer then right clicking and getting a new folder for me

you still have to type the names.... in his DOS code there is no clicking

so if you feel clicking + typing is faster than just typing that a sign of a retard

Alt - F - W - F - F2 is amazingly fast

lol pwn

 

[andy04]

Originally posted by: PaNsyBoy8

Originally posted by: austin316

Originally posted by: andy04

Originally posted by: Anubis
that would take longer then right clicking and getting a new folder for me

you still have to type the names.... in his DOS code there is no clicking

so if you feel clicking + typing is faster than just typing that a sign of a retard

no. I had to make 300 folders. the old way I would have to right click and type the names of 300 folders. HOWEVER, I had all 300 folder names in an excel file. I took those cells, pasted them into notepad and then into the command prompt and voila, I had 300 folders made in 1 minute, instead of about a 1/2 hour to an hour.

if you had the names in excel already, save the data to a csv and use that to make a batch file to create the folders for you, that woulda been even faster.

OMG :shocked:
Dude, sometimes shutting up makes you smarter

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: ducci

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: andy04
Hi all Morons

Please read the original post, it says "tons of folder" not one or two... then later he says he has the names in excel. STOP giving examples with "just a few folders" These is no faster way to do it other than the DOS command, even writing a VBS will take longer...

how often are you making "tons of folders" for this to be relevent

I work in a folder factory, and this saves us a ton of time and expense.

lol ok you win

 

[captains]

i get paid by the hour so............ if it takes a week it takes a week.

 

[finite automaton]

Originally posted by: JS80

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: andy04

Originally posted by: Anubis
that would take longer then right clicking and getting a new folder for me

you still have to type the names.... in his DOS code there is no clicking

so if you feel clicking + typing is faster than just typing that a sign of a retard

Alt - F - W - F - F2 is amazingly fast

lol pwn

it's not faster than WIN + R + cmd + enter + "md folder1 folder2 folder3"

Edit: Thanks OP for the tip. I don't expect to need this any time soon but I appreciate you taking the minute to spread the knowledge.

 

[buck]

Originally posted by: andy04

Originally posted by: Anubis
that would take longer then right clicking and getting a new folder for me

you still have to type the names.... in his DOS code there is no clicking

so if you feel clicking + typing is faster than just typing that a sign of a retard

Get a brain moran, I could care less about about dos code.

 

[Leros]

Originally posted by: PaNsyBoy8

Originally posted by: austin316

Originally posted by: andy04

Originally posted by: Anubis
that would take longer then right clicking and getting a new folder for me

you still have to type the names.... in his DOS code there is no clicking

so if you feel clicking + typing is faster than just typing that a sign of a retard

no. I had to make 300 folders. the old way I would have to right click and type the names of 300 folders. HOWEVER, I had all 300 folder names in an excel file. I took those cells, pasted them into notepad and then into the command prompt and voila, I had 300 folders made in 1 minute, instead of about a 1/2 hour to an hour.

if you had the names in excel already, save the data to a csv and use that to make a batch file to create the folders for you, that woulda been even faster.

That would take longer.

His method.

Open excel.
Copy.
Open cmd.exe
Type "md"
Paste
Enter

Done

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: OdiN
What the hell did you need 300 folders for?

2M 1F
1M 2F
2G 1C
Midgets
Horses
...
and so on

 

[Anubis]

what if you run WinME and dont have Dos?

 

[andy04]

Originally posted by: buck

Originally posted by: andy04

Originally posted by: Anubis
that would take longer then right clicking and getting a new folder for me

you still have to type the names.... in his DOS code there is no clicking

so if you feel clicking + typing is faster than just typing that a sign of a retard

Get a brain moran, I could care less about about dos code.

Not sure about your custodian job... but in IT command prompt still rules...