findermactextedittips & tricks

Make a Text List of Folder Contents

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  1. From the Finder menu, select Go > Applications
    Go
  2. Open the TextEdit application
    Apps
  3. Make sure the text file is plain text, not rich text.
    Screen Shot 2014-12-08 at 8.38.15 PM
  4. Select all the contents in the desired folder.
    Screen Shot 2014-12-08 at 8.42.16 PM
  5. Drag and drop the contents onto the text file
    Screen Shot 2014-12-08 at 8.43.25 PM

That’s it! You now have a text list of the folder’s contents.