tool to list all folders created by a program

tlstevens

If possible I would like to see a tool that lists what folders a program creates. For example I install myprogram. I would like to see exactly what folders it created and where, such as c:\programfiles\myprogram. This would be useful for those extra folders that some programs install, so I can determine if it is useful or excess junk.

jv16

As far as I know, there is no way to detect which program has created a specific directory.

But of course, the problem could be solved with a snapshot based approach. Not a bad idea at all...

br1229

You could check the timestamp of the program in question and do a search for any files and folders with the same timestamp. This would be an easy way to accomplish the same thing.

br1229

jv16

You can already list all directories created on a certain date with the Directory Finder of jv16 PowerTools 2006.

tlstevens

I have searched for anything with that date stamp, but came up empty. I had also used directory finder to see what was created on the same date as the folder, but nothing came up. The folder in question doesn't share the date stamp of any program. The folder is named apps. It is found in the local settings folder of the user account. It contains a sub folder named 2.0, which contains a subfolder 6A05DLV.1Q5. It contains no data. I wanted to know if I could find out what program created it, so that I could delete it if it is not necessary.