Create a list of all files and folders inside a particular folder with a right-click!!

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After this tutorial,an option will be available whenever you right-click any
folder which will display all the files and sub-folders inside that folder and
save it to a text file.

1. Create a .bat file

Open Notepad and copy-paste the following data in it.

cd %1

dir /a /b /-p /o:gen >C:\filelist.txt

start notepad C:\filelist.txt

You can edit the path to your preference.Now name this file anything you wish
and save it anywhere you wish.

2. Make file visible in right click context menu.

Open explorer window, Go to Tools>Folder Options..>File types and from
the registered file types list,select FOLDER. Click on Advanced>New....In
the Action box, type in the name you want in context menu. For e.g. Generate
File List.. Then click on Browse.., navigate to the .bat file created
in step 1 and save the changes.

3. Congratulations!!

You are done with the tutorial!!. Now right click any folder and select
Generate File Listing. A text file will be created in your C:\ drive [or any
path you specified in the .bat file.] called filelist.txt which contains
list of all files and sub-folders in the parent folder!