How to list all files in folder and subfolders into a worksheet?

Have you ever tried to list all filenames from a folder into a worksheet including the files located within its subfolders? In fact, there is no direct way for us to list the filenames from a folder and its subfolder in Excel, however, today, I will introduce some quick tricks to solve this job.

List all filenames in folder and subfolder with VBA code

List all filenames in folder and subfolder quickly and easily with Kutools for Excel

List all filenames in folder and subfolder with VBA code

Normally, Excel has no build in feature to deal with this task, but, you can apply the following VBA code to complete this problem.

1. Activate a new worksheet which will list the filenames.

2. Hold down the ALT + F11 keys in Excel, and it opens the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.

3. Click Insert > Module, and paste the following code in the Module Window.

VBA code: List all filenames in folder and subfolder

Sub MainList()
'Updateby Extendoffice
Set folder = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFolderPicker)
If folder.Show <> -1 Then Exit Sub
xDir = folder.SelectedItems(1)
Call ListFilesInFolder(xDir, True)
End Sub
Sub ListFilesInFolder(ByVal xFolderName As String, ByVal xIsSubfolders As Boolean)
Dim xFileSystemObject As Object
Dim xFolder As Object
Dim xSubFolder As Object
Dim xFile As Object
Dim rowIndex As Long
Set xFileSystemObject = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set xFolder = xFileSystemObject.GetFolder(xFolderName)
rowIndex = Application.ActiveSheet.Range("A65536").End(xlUp).Row + 1
For Each xFile In xFolder.Files
  Application.ActiveSheet.Cells(rowIndex, 1).Formula = xFile.Name
  rowIndex = rowIndex + 1
Next xFile
If xIsSubfolders Then
  For Each xSubFolder In xFolder.SubFolders
    ListFilesInFolder xSubFolder.Path, True
  Next xSubFolder
End If
Set xFile = Nothing
Set xFolder = Nothing
Set xFileSystemObject = Nothing
End Sub
Function GetFileOwner(ByVal xPath As String, ByVal xName As String)
Dim xFolder As Object
Dim xFolderItem As Object
Dim xShell As Object
xName = StrConv(xName, vbUnicode)
xPath = StrConv(xPath, vbUnicode)
Set xShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
Set xFolder = xShell.Namespace(StrConv(xPath, vbFromUnicode))
If Not xFolder Is Nothing Then
  Set xFolderItem = xFolder.ParseName(StrConv(xName, vbFromUnicode))
End If
If Not xFolderItem Is Nothing Then
  GetFileOwner = xFolder.GetDetailsOf(xFolderItem, 8)
Else
  GetFileOwner = ""
End If
Set xShell = Nothing
Set xFolder = Nothing
Set xFolderItem = Nothing
End Function

4. After pasting the code into the Module, press F5 key to run this code, and a Macros dialog box pops up, select the MainList macro name, and then click Run button, see screenshot:

5. And in the Browse window, please select the folder that you want to list all filenames including the subfolders, see screenshot:

6. After specifying the folder, then click OK button, and all the filenames in the folder and its subfolders have been listed into current worksheet from cell A2, see screenshots:

List all filenames in folder and subfolder quickly and easily with Kutools for Excel

With above code, you can just list the filenames, sometimes, you need to list other attributes, such as file size, file type, created time, containing folder and so. Kutools for Excel contains a useful function – Filename List, with this feature, you can quickly list all or specific types of filenames in a folder and its subfolders.

After downloading and installing Kutools for Excel, please do with following steps:

1. Click Enterprise > Import & Export > Filename List, see screenshot:

2. In the Filename List dialog box, do the following operations:

A: Click button to choose the folder that you want to list the filenames;

B: Specify the file type that you want to list from the Files type section;

C: Select one file size unit you want to display from the File size unit section.

Note: To list the filenames from the subfolder, please check Include files in subdirectories, you can also check the Include hidden files and folders as you need. If you check Create hyperlinks option, it will create hyperlinks for each filenames and folders.

3. Then click OK button, all of the files contained in the selected folder and its subfolders have been displayed with following attributes in a new worksheet. See screenshot:

Click to know more details about this Filename List utility.

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