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While I've moved my data to Google Drive, I still have a lot on my hard drive. Checking the subfolders and files that exist inside the main folder is tedious. I am sure all of us have come across this situation at some point in time.


That can be troublesome, mainly if there are many subfolders inside subfolders with files saved inside them. You can’t count them manually. Too cumbersome, and boring! To counter this issue, I will share with you some methods to find not only the total number of subfolders that lies inside a folder but also the total number of files inside them.

Let’s begin.

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1. View Properties

This is probably one of the easiest methods to know what lies within that folder. You won’t need any additional software for it either. Just locate the folder, or the subfolder, for which you need to count the subfolders or files, right-click on it, and then click on Properties from the context menu. You can also press ALT+Enter to open the Properties of a folder or a subfolder.

Depending on your computer's make and model, and the size of the folder, Windows may take a few moments to calculate. Once it is ready, you can view the total size of the primary folder, the subfolders inside it and the number of files inside those folders as well as subfolders.

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Note: There is an option to count hidden files and subfolders too as seen in the screenshot above. If you did not hide any of them manually, then I recommend you not to fiddle with this setting.
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2. Use File Explorer

File Explorer lets you browse all the files and folders inside your hard drive. You can directly launch it by pressing Windows Key+E shortcut or go to My Computer and select the correct partition. File Explorer can also be used to quickly find the number of subfolders or files inside a particular folder.

Open the folder and select all the subfolders or files either manually or by pressing CTRL+A shortcut. If you choose manually, you can select and omit particular files.

You can now see the total count near the left bottom of the window. Repeat the same for the files inside a folder and subfolder too. It is useful when you need to know the total count inside one particular folder.

3. Command Prompt

Quite a few Windows users enjoy using the command prompt. It can be a powerful tool if you know how to use it and remember the correct commands. This one is for those who use the command prompt. Press the Windows key and type RUN to open the Run dialog box. Type cmd and hit enter to launch the command prompt.

You'll see a new window with a black background and white text. Now you have to enter the path where the folder is located. First, I will use the CD command to change the drive from C to H because the command prompt opens to point at the C drive by default. I type CD/ to go back to the root folder of C Drive and type the drive letter with a colon (H:) to change the drive. Then enter the folder path preceded by the CD command to open the desired folder.

Like the CD command is used to change directory, DIR command is used to work with directories. To count all the files and subfolders inside a parent folder, or directory, type the following command.

Don’t worry if you see the text scrolling automatically. In the end, you can see the total number of files and directories (subfolders) inside the primary folder. That includes all the files and folders as the command is recursive.

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4. PowerShell

Feeling a bit geeky? For advanced users, there is the PowerShell which is one step above what we saw with the command prompt when it comes difficulty level. Use the Windows search feature to find Windows PowerShell and click on it.

You will see a new window pop up with a blue background this time. Navigating to your desired folder is easier in the PowerShell. Just type cd followed by your folder structure.

To count all the files or subfolders inside the parent folder, copy and paste the following command.

You will notice that the result I got above is different. This is because the command is not recursive which means it will not go deeper than one level. So, there are 5 subfolders.

To recursively count all files and folders:

To recursively count only folders:

To recursively count only files:

5. WizTree

Finally, let’s take a look at a software that will not only make life simpler but also help gain insight on the type of files you have inside the folder. WizTree is a hard drive analyzer that collects many data metrics like file extension and their respective count, space taken by each format, and by individual files and folders.

If you click on the little ‘+’ icon next to a folder, it will show you the tree structure with their individual details. So you can easily drill down through the hierarchy of the folders and subfolders without having to go back and forth between them.

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As discussed above, there are quite a few ways to count the number of files and folders or subfolders inside the main folder. Depending on your needs, you may choose either the built-in Windows Explorer or the more powerful WizTree software that will also share other details in a tree-like structure.

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Windows 8 and Windows 10

  1. Open Windows Explorer.
  2. Browse to the folder containing the files you want to count. As shown in the picture below, in the right details pane, Windows displays how many items (files and folders) are in the current directory. If this pane is not shown, click View and then Details pane.
Notice

If hidden files are not shown, these files will not be counted.

Notice

If any file or folder is highlighted, only the selected items will be counted.

Tip

Use the search box in the top-right corner of the window to search for a specific type of file. For example, entering *.jpg would display only JPEG image files in the current directory and show you the count of files in the bottom corner of the window.

Tip

If you need to use wildcards or count a more specific type of file, use the steps below for counting files in the Windows command line.

Microsoft Windows Vista and 7 users

  1. Open Windows Explorer.
  2. Browse to the folder containing the files you want to count. As shown below, in the bottom left portion of the window, it displays how many items (files and folders) are in the current directory.
Notice

If hidden files are not shown, these files will not be counted.

Notice

If any file or folder is highlighted, only the selected items will be counted.

Tip

Use the search box in the top-right corner of the window to search for a specific type of file. For example, entering *.jpg would display only JPEG image files in the current directory and show you the count of files in the bottom corner of the window.

Tip

If you need to use wildcards or count a more specific type of file, use the steps below for counting files in the Windows command line.

Microsoft Windows XP users

  1. Open Windows Explorer.
  2. Browse to the folder containing the files you want to count.
  3. Highlight one of the files in that folder and press the keyboard shortcutCtrl+A to highlight all files and folders in that folder. Once all files have been highlighted, in the Explorer status bar, you'll see how many files and folders are highlighted, as shown in the picture below.
Notice

If hidden files are not shown, these files will not be selected.

Tip

You can also individually count a specific type of file, like only counting image files. Click on the type column header to sort the files by type and then highlight the first file type you want to count. Once the first file is highlighted, hold down the Shift key and while continuing to hold it down, press the down arrow key to individually select files. If there are lots of files, you can also hold down the Shift key and press the Page down key, which will highlight files a page at a time.

Tip

If you need to use wildcards or count a more specific type of file, use the steps below for counting files in the Windows command line.

Microsoft command line (DOS) users

  1. Open the Windows command line.
  2. Move to the directory containing the files you want to count and use the dir command to list all files and directories in that directory. If you're not familiar with how to navigate and use the command line, see our How to use the Windows command line (DOS) page.

As seen above, at the bottom of the dir output, you'll see how many files and directories are listed in the current directory. In this example, there are 23 files and 7 directories on the desktop.

Tip

To count a specific type of file in the current directory, you can use wildcards. For example, typing dir *.mp3 would list all the MP3 audio files in the current directory.

Tip

To count all the files and directories in the current directory and subdirectories, type dir *.* /s at the prompt.

Linux users

To list the count of files in Linux, use the ls command piped into the wc command, as shown below.

To prevent any confusion, the above command reads ls <dash><the #1> <pipe> ls <dash><the letter l>. This command uses the ls command to list files in a bare format, and pipes the output into the wc command to count how many files are listed. When done properly, the terminal should return a single number indicating how many lines were counted and then return you to the prompt.

Tip

Keep in mind that this is also counting the ./ and ./ directories.

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You can also add the grep command to find a more exact count of the files you want to count, as shown below.

In the above example, the command only counts files that begin with the letter 'a'. The regular expression ^a could be replaced with any valid grep command, or you could replace the letter 'a' with another letter.

macOS users

  1. Open the folder containing the files you want to count.
  2. In that folder,you should see at the bottom center of the window how many objects are listed, as shown in the example picture below.

Additional information

  • See our count, directory, file, and folder definition for additional information about each of these terms.