How to use the "dir >" command to get a very clean list?

When your are at C:\Users\NAMEHERE are you typing just the H: following the \ or are you typing the C:\Users\NAMEHERE>H:? And the quotes are not needed.

drpeppercan said:

This "C:\Users\NAMEHERE" does work for me. But "C:\Users\NAMEHERE>H:" Tells me access denied, even though I am running the Command Prompt as an Admin.

When you type in a command the default is to direct the output to the display. You can override that by using redirect operators. One such operator is >. for example, dir > filename.txt, redirects the output of the dir command to the file filename.txt.

Your command is trying to redirect to H: . Since H: by itself is protected then your command is illegal. However, you can redirect to a file, such as H:\file.txt.

DOS is a very fickle in that it requires precise syntax. You can't just make it up. I suggest you learn how to use DOS commands and their syntax. Remember if the syntax is wrong DOS gives an error.

An A-Z Index of Windows CMD commands.
An A-Z Index of Windows CMD commands - SS64.com

A categorized list of Windows CMD commands
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How-to: Redirection
Command Redirection, Pipes - Windows CMD - SS64.com