Tree view of a directory/folder in Windows? [closed]

In Linux/KDE, I can see a directory as a tree. How can I do it in Windows 7?

Consider I do NOT mean "Windows Explorer". This just shows the directories, I also want the files.

6 Answers

In the Windows command prompt you can use "tree /F" to view a tree of the current folder and all descending files & folders.

In File Explorer under Windows 8.1:

• Select folder
• Press Shift, right-click mouse, and select "Open command window here"
• Type tree /f > tree.txt and press Enter
• Use MS Word to open "tree.txt"
• The dialog box "File Conversion - tree.txt" will open
• For "Text encoding" tick the "MS-DOS" option

You now have an editable tree structure file.

This works for versions of Windows from Windows XP to Windows 8.1.

tree /f /a

About

The Windows command tree /f /a produces a tree of the current folder and all files & folders contained within it in ASCII format.

The output can be redirected to a text file using the > parameter.

Method

For Windows 8.1 or Windows 10, follow these steps:

1. Navigate into the folder in file explorer.
2. Press Shift, right-click mouse, and select "Open command window here".
3. Type tree /f /a > tree.txt and press Enter.
4. Open the new tree.txt file in your favourite text editor/viewer.

Note: Windows 7, Vista, XP and earlier users can type cmd in the run command box in the start menu for a command window.

I recommend WinDirStat.

I frequently use WinDirStat to create screen shots for user documentation of open folders and their contents.

It even uses the correct icons for Windows registered file types.

All I would say is missing is an option to display the files without their icons. I can live without it personally, since I am usually pasting the image into a paint program or Visio to edit it, but it would still be a useful feature.

If it is just viewing in tree view,One workaround is to use the Explorer in Notepad++ or any other tools.

TreeSize professional has what you want. but it focus on the sizes of folders and files.

You can use Internet Explorer to browse folders and files together in tree. It is a file explorer in Favorites Window. You just need replace "favorites folder" to folder which you want see as a root folder