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Noel Christie

How can I print the contents of a folder to enable me to
sit down and compare folder contents to weed out
duplicates and assist in tidying up
 
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Noel Christie said:
How can I print the contents of a folder to enable me to
sit down and compare folder contents to weed out
duplicates and assist in tidying up
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Here are three ways:

1. Go to a command prompt and issue the command

dir [drive:folder] > prn

If that doesn't work, your printer may not be connected to prn.
In that case issue this command instead:

dir [drive:folder] > c:\tempfilename (you can use any name and
put it in any folder you want)

Then open notepad, open tempfilename, and print it from there.


2. Go to
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q321379
and follow the instructions there.


3. Download and use any of the several freeware/shareware
utilities that can do this, such as the popular
http://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptdirprn.asp
 
Noel,

In addition to MVP Ken Blake's advice:

You may consider using a third-party utility such as System Mechanic to weed-out the duplicate files. But, be informed that Windows XP maintains two or more copies of the same file [dllcache, system32, and servicepackfiles folders]. So, never delete any system file even the utility lists it as duplication entry. In short, use SM duplicate files finder to delete your personal documents and the files which are not "Core" to Windows, which are duplicated across your hard disk.

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Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
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How can I print the contents of a folder to enable me to
sit down and compare folder contents to weed out
duplicates and assist in tidying up
 
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