Hardcopy folders

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slipz42
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Hardcopy folders

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I would like to get a neat folder listing on hardcopy. I try from the menu: Mark/Print selection. This does give the short list of that folder. But, all the folders are not expanded. I'm looking for the complete list. Can I get them all expanded?

I'm hoping to consult the folder tree away from the computer to reflect what contents are best deleted, or moved.
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you cannot get a list of all files and folders (recursively) from 2xExplorer
if you are only interested in folders, you can try the [Ctrl+D] command which has a right-click menu item for "printing" its contents

the new xplorer2 has a command that enables you to "flatten" a complete folder hierarchy -- you have to open a scrap frame from Window menu. Then you can "print" the contents by selecting all files and building a pseudo-script (batch file) using a template like $F to give you the fullpaths of all items

BTW xplorer2 can also synchronize folder trees recursively, so you may not need to get printouts for manual comparisons after all!
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nikos wrote:you cannot get a list of all files and folders (recursively) from 2xExplorer
if you are only interested in folders, you can try the [Ctrl+D] command which has a right-click menu item for "printing" its contents
That one gives no dates for folders. No modified or created. Important to help me reflect.
nikos wrote: the new xplorer2 has a command that enables you to "flatten" a complete folder hierarchy -- you have to open a scrap frame from Window menu. Then you can "print" the contents by selecting all files and building a pseudo-script (batch file) using a template like $F to give you the fullpaths of all items
Ok. I click the Scrap frame thing. But the window is empty.

What is the menu command you were suggesting after that?

Maybe some people might think of other software solutions too?
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the easiest thing to do is open a scrap frame, then right-drag the folder you want in there, picking the flatten path menu item when you drop

unfortunately, if it is dates that you are after, the $F script "trick" i mentioned won't be too helpful. In a future build there will be a command to extract all the column info as text, that can be used for printing etc
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