If you have a folder that takes a long time to complete a DIR command, try using Log Parser instead. See tip 8970 » Log Parser 2.2 is a powerful, versatile tool that provides universal query access to text-based data such as log files, XML files and CSV files, as well as key data sources on the Windows® operating system such as the Event Log, the Registry, the file system, and Active Directory®.
NOTE: See the Log Parser 2.2 Documentation.
To perform the equivalent of a DIR on %SystemRoot%, use:
LogParser "SELECT Path, Name, Size FROM %systemroot%\*.*" -recurse:0 -i:FS -o:NAT -rtp:-1
To perform the equivalent of a DIR /S on %SystemRoot%, use:
LogParser "SELECT Path, Name, Size FROM %systemroot%\*.*" -i:FS -o:NAT -rtp:-1
The output of the above command might begin with:
Path Name Size ------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------- C:\WINDOWS\. . 0 C:\WINDOWS\.. .. 0 C:\WINDOWS\$hf_mig$ $hf_mig$ 0 C:\WINDOWS\$MSI30UninstallMSI31-RC1$ $MSI30UninstallMSI31-RC1$ 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C:\WINDOWS\AWSInstall.log AWSInstall.log 616 C:\WINDOWS\basecsp.log basecsp.log 3419 C:\WINDOWS\Blue Lace 16.bmp Blue Lace 16.bmp 1272 C:\WINDOWS\BOOTSTAT.DAT BOOTSTAT.DAT 2048 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C:\WINDOWS\INF\wfp3.inf wfp3.inf 3455 C:\WINDOWS\INF\wfp3.PNF wfp3.PNF 8884 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
