Double-click the "filenames.txt" file from the previously selected folder to see a list of file names in that folder. Press "Ctrl-A" and then "Ctrl-C" to copy the list of file names to your clipboard.

Learn how to copy the list of file , folder, and subfolder names to the clipboard in Windows 11/10 using Explorer or the DIR command in CMD.

To also include files in sub-directories, type "dir /b /s > dirlist.txt" to create a list of files with the full directory structure name, such as "C:\folder\subdirectory\file.txt." ...

Q: I have about 200 files in a directory and I want to copy their file names as text so that I can make a list in Word. How do I do this? When I highlight the files and select Copy, Word hangs ...

You can copy the contents of a Text file,by right-clicking on the file and selecting Copy To Clipboard. You need to edit the Windows Registry to get this!

There are several approaches you can take to reveal and copy full file paths as text in OS X.

I want to list the file name, type and size. <BR> So far I have been copying the filename by clicking on the file, pressing F2, then copying the text and then pasting it into excel.