Create a module, and paste this code in it, then run PopulateDirectoryList.
Option Explicit
Sub PopulateDirectoryList()
'dimension variables
Dim objFSO As FileSystemObject, objFolder As Folder
Dim objFile As File, strSourceFolder As String, x As Long, i As Long
Dim wbNew As Workbook, wsNew As Worksheet
ToggleStuff False 'turn of screenupdating
Set objFSO = New FileSystemObject 'set a new object in memory
strSourceFolder = BrowseForFolder 'call up the browse for folder routine
If strSourceFolder = "" Then Exit Sub
Workbooks.Add 'create a new workbook
Set wbNew = ActiveWorkbook
Set wsNew = wbNew.Sheets(1) 'set the worksheet
wsNew.Activate
'format a header
With wsNew.Range("A1:F1")
.Value = Array("File", "Size", "Modified Date", "Last Accessed",
"Created Date", "Full Path", "Size")
.Interior.ColorIndex = 7
.Font.Bold = True
.Font.Size = 12
End With
With Application.FileSearch
.LookIn = strSourceFolder 'look in the folder browsed to
.FileType = msoFileTypeAllFiles 'get all files
.SearchSubFolders = True 'search sub directories
.Execute 'run the search
For x = 1 To .FoundFiles.Count 'for each file found, by the count
(or index)
i = x 'make the variable i = x
If x > 60000 Then 'if there happens to be more than multipls of
60,000 files, then add a new sheet
i = x - 60000 'set i to the right number for row placement
below
Set wsNew = wbNew.Sheets.Add(after:=Sheets(wsNew.Index))
With wsNew.Range("A1:F1")
.Value = Array("File", "Parent Folder", "Full Path",
"Modified Date", _
"Last Accessed", "Size")
.Interior.ColorIndex = 7
.Font.Bold = True
.Font.Size = 12
End With
End If
On Error GoTo Skip 'in the event of a permissions error
Set objFile = objFSO.GetFile(.FoundFiles(x)) 'set the object to
get it's properties
With wsNew.Cells(1, 1) 'populate the next row with the variable
data
.Offset(i, 0) = objFile.Name
.Offset(i, 1) = Format((objFile.Size / 1024) / 1024, "00")
'in MB
.Offset(i, 2) = objFile.DateLastModified
.Offset(i, 3) = objFile.DateLastAccessed
.Offset(i, 4) = objFile.DateCreated
.Offset(i, 5) = objFile.Path
End With
' Next objFile
Skip:
'this is in case a Permission denied error comes up or an
unforeseen error
'Do nothing, just go to next file
Next x
wsNew.Columns("A:F").AutoFit
End With
'clear the variables
Set objFolder = Nothing
Set objFile = Nothing
Set objFSO = Nothing
Set wsNew = Nothing
Set wbNew = Nothing
ToggleStuff True 'turn events back on
End Sub
Sub ToggleStuff(ByVal x As Boolean)
Application.ScreenUpdating = x
Application.EnableEvents = x
End Sub
Function BrowseForFolder(Optional OpenAt As Variant) As Variant
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Dim ShellApp As Object
Set ShellApp = CreateObject("Shell.Application"). _
BrowseForFolder(0, "Please choose a folder", 0, OpenAt)
On Error Resume Next
BrowseForFolder = ShellApp.self.Path
On Error GoTo 0
Set ShellApp = Nothing
Select Case Mid(BrowseForFolder, 2, 1)
Case Is = ":"
If Left(BrowseForFolder, 1) = ":" Then GoTo Invalid
Case Is = "\"
If Not Left(BrowseForFolder, 1) = "\" Then GoTo Invalid
Case Else
GoTo Invalid
End Select
Exit Function
Invalid:
ToggleStuff True
End Function
