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File Explorer "main file list" capture
File Explorer "main file list" capture
I need to capture as text the "main file list" panel of a file explorer window. CSV would be fine too.
I need the file name + standard data + certain unusual metadata columns that have been added to the listing.
Can take a screen shot, but that's not text.
Know about Shift->Copy as path but that only gets you filenames
I know about dir options and get-childitem but those only understand names and standard metadata
I think one could write a new file explorer that would do this in PS or python but that's a project itself, retyping it would probably be faster for my purposes, but stupid and error-prone.
How can this be done? Is there another app that can do this?
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If your custom columns are stored as file properties (e.g., custom metadata added via NTFS, Extended Attributes, or alternate data streams), you might be able to access them using PowerShell with Get-ItemProperty or Get-Item combined with [System.IO.File] methods or Windows Property System.
