Manipulating in Windows is pretty much the same now as it always has been. For instance, creating a folder in is a rather simple process and you just right click and select New > Folder or of Ctrl+Shift+N. While this is an easy thing to do it becomes troublesome and time consuming if you want to create multiple folders at once. File organization on your drives is important and helps you locate and and more efficiently. A big part of that is having a good and well on the system. If you want to create just a few folders it’s not a major problem.

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However, creating many folders quickly in one go is something Windows Explorer can’t do so another method is needed. There are different ways to achieve this goal so we provide you with a selection of different methods for batch creating multiple folders on your system.

Use a Third Party Tool To Create Multiple Files At Once A simple and effective method to batch create folders is using a program to do it for you. Text 2 Folders Text 2 Folders is a pretty simple and portable multi folder creation tool programmed in the AutoHotkey scripting language.

While it’s not loaded with features Text 2 Folders is easy to use and has enough functionality for most users. Text 2 Folders has two modes of operation.

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One is loading a text file that contains a list of folders and subfolders. The other is a manual option that allows you to type in the folder names yourself or paste them in from another program. Click the Browse button to browse for the working folder where all the listed folders will be created. Add your list of names and finally hit Create folders.

In the Options window you can add a shortcut to the Windows Send to context menu which opens the selected folder as the root location for new folders. XMD (eXtended Make Directory) The good thing about XMD is it can create lots of new folders in different ways.

That includes naming by time, day, week, month, year or from text in the clipboard. It also has three different options to create multiple folders at once. XMD is a portable standalone executable. The first option is selecting the working folder with the browse button and then typing in the folders and subfolders to create separated by a vertical line or pipe (Shift+ ). The second way is loading a list of names from a text file or typing/pasting the names into the window. Click Options > Load Names From File and browse for the text file or paste the names into the window. Browse for the working folder and press the Start button. If you want to add some of the predefined time and date variables check the box at the bottom.

The third option creates sequentially numbered folders from the Options > Batch Directories window. After selecting the working folder, configure the start and end numbers and the step. Then enter any prefix text (before the numbers), suffix text (after the numbers) and optional built in time or date variables.

It’s also possible to add custom templates for future use. XMD has pretty much everything most users might want for creating multiple folders at once while still being easy to use. Create Multiple Folders In a File Manager There’s loads of around that are more advanced than Windows Explorer. Some file managers have the ability to also create several folders at once, including FreeCommander XE and XYplorer.

FreeCommander XE Creating multiple folders in FreeCommander XE is quite easy. Navigate to the root folder you want to start in then press F7 (or right click > New > Folder). In the new folder dialog enter all the folder names separating each with a vertical line (Shift+ ). Entering subfolder paths is also accepted so you can for example type something like: MyMusic Favs Work Play Games Downloads FreeCommander XE has both portable and installer versions although the 64-bit version is for donators only. Do note that the XE version has this ability but not the older FreeCommander 2009. XYplorer XYplorer is more advanced at creating multiple folders than FreeCommander and is easier to use when you want to create a lot of new folders at once. Go to the root folder where you want to start the folder creation and right click > New > New Folders.

This opens up a window where you enter each folder with optional subfolder on each new line. The advantage with XYplorer over similar free file managers is you can copy and paste whole folder lists into the window from text files or other applications. Is another free program that can batch create new folders although it requires a semicolon (;) instead of a vertical line to separate names. Other free software like Q-Dir and NexusFile doesn’t appear to have the create multiple folders ability. Create Multiple Folders With Excel and a VBA Macro Using a combination of Microsoft Excel and the Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) scripting language it’s a relatively simple task to take a list of folder names and create them in one move.