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How to Create the Subfolder Tree
31 August 2016
There is a quick way to create the folder tree with one command
For example, you have the following file path (to be exact, folder path) somewhere in the text:
The Upper FolderIts SubfolderOne More SubfolderYet Another SubfolderThe Last Subfolder
And you want to create the tree of folders according to this text line. If you try to copy this text line, paste it into Explorer, and create the folder tree this way, you fail: you get the single folder with the ugly name:
This is because Explorer eliminates backslashes.
But there is a quick solution: use Total Commander. Press F7 (it is a shortcut to create a folder in Total Commander), paste this text string there and press OK. You get the entire tree structure at once:
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