How do I recursively search for specific extensions files in all directories

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for eg i have a system how to find all the fixed drives first then iterate them one by one recursively i.e search all folders and subfolders for specific extensions like .mp3,.mp4,.wav etc
with below command i can search in onl one drive that too i am hard coding plus i can only search for only one extension with below method

What I have tried:

dir /s/b "D:\*.pdf"

Posted 10-Mar-20 21:37pm

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CPallini · Answer 1 · 2020-03-10T22:05:00

Solution 1

Have a look at this page: batch search for windows drive letter, if exists set as variable and execute command, else try another letter - Stack Overflow[^].

Posted 10-Mar-20 22:05pm

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l o o l · Answer 2 · 2020-08-03T08:55:00

Use dir with several files/extensions:

dir "C:\Folder-A\File-1.txt" "D:\Folder-B\File-2.log"  ...

Also use for loop to gets all the logical drivers on your system, try:

rem ::  In command Line :
for /F %i in ('wmic logicaldisk get deviceID^|find ":"')do echo\ dir /s /b %i\*.mp3 %i\*.mp4 %i\*.wav
rem ::  In .bat/.cmd file :
for /F %%i in ('wmic logicaldisk get deviceID^|find ":"')do echo\ dir /s /b %%i\*.mp3 %%i\*.mp4 %%i\*.wav

After testing the output, remove: ~~echo \~~

em :: To omit "file not found", if there are no files on the drive
)do... 2>nul dir /s %i\ *.mp3 *.mp4 *.wav

If necessary, add the full path (recommendable):

%__APPDIR__%wbem\wmic.exe

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