JFilelister

JFilelister is a Java-based application capable of listing all files and folders from a specified location. It comes in handy if you're attempting to create an index with important photos, documents, music, applications and other types of files when preparing to reinstall Windows or to simply create backups on external devices.

The entire program's packed in an executable .jar file that can be saved to a custom directory on the disk or copied to a removable storage unit, in order to seamlessly launch it on any PC with Java.

It doesn't add new entries to the system registry or create files on the disk without asking for permission. In order to uninstall it, you simply have to delete this item.

When it comes to the interface, JFilelister has a single window with a menu bar that holds together all options put at your disposal. Files and folders can be dragged and dropped in this panel while navigating disk directories in Windows Explorer or any other file manager you're using. The task list shows the full path of each item, including file extensions.

It's possible to disable recursive directory mode, view only directories, read-only or writable files, ask the tool to clear the task list before dropping new items or to append them to the existing ones, as well as hide the full path to view only file and folder names.

There are no options implemented for printing or exporting information to file for closer examination and safekeeping. On the other hand, you can select and copy details to the Clipboard and paste them into a text editor.

It didn't hog system resources in our tests, running on a low amount of CPU and RAM. We haven't experienced any stability issues, as it didn't hang, crash or prompt errors. Too bad that it doesn't have richer options and customization settings.

Nevertheless, JFilelister offers a straightforward solution for obtaining a list with all specified files and folders. It can be easily handled by those who have Java installed.