VBA Count Files in Folder and Subfolders

VBA Count Number of Files in Folder and Subfolders. We are checking main folder and all the other available subfolders to count number of files. We use recursive method to check each and every subfolder. In the following tutorial we have explained step by step instructions to run example macro.

VBA Count Number of Files in Folder and Subfolders

Let us see an example macro VBA code to count number of files in folder and Subfolders. In the below example we are specifying root folder path as ‘C:\VBAF1’. You can change this path according to your requirement.
Main Procedure:

'Module level variable
Dim iFilesCount As Integer

'VBA Procedure to Count Files in Folder and Subfolders
Sub VBAF1_Count_Files_in_Folder_and_Subfolders()

     'Variable declaration
    Dim sFldPath As String
        
    'Define Root Folder Path
    sFldPath = "C:\VBAF1"
    
    'Çall SubProcedure
    Call VBAF1_SubProcedure_To_Count_Files_in_Folder_and_Subfolders(sFldPath)
    
    MsgBox "Number of files in Folder and Subfolders : " & iFilesCount, vbInformation, "VBAF1"
    
End Sub

Note: We have declared module level variable ‘iFilesCount’. It helps in recursive process. The variable declared at the beginning of the module. Read more details about Module level variable.

Module level Variables in VBA

SubProcedure(Recursive Method): In the below SubProcedure we are checking all available subfolders using recursive method. We are checking files count and subfolders count in a folder. We use VBA ‘FolderExists’ method of FileSystemObject object(FSO) to check whether specified folder is available or not.

'VBA SubProcedure(Recursive Method) to Count Files in Folder and Subfolders
Sub VBAF1_SubProcedure_To_Count_Files_in_Folder_and_Subfolders(sFolderPath As String)
    
    'Variable declaration
    Dim sFileName As String, oFile As Object, oFolder As Folder
    Dim iFoldersCount As Integer, iFilesCnt As Integer
    Dim iAddFilesCount As Integer
           
    'Check for slash
    If Right(sFolderPath, 1) <> "\" Then sFolderPath = sFolderPath & "\"
        
    'Create FSO Object
    Set oFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
    Set oFolder = oFSO.GetFolder(sFolderPath)
    
    'Check Specified Folder exists or not
    If oFSO.FolderExists(sFolderPath) Then
         iFilesCnt = oFolder.Files.Count
         iFilesCount = iFilesCount + iFilesCnt
    End If
    
    'Loop through all subfolders
    For Each oSubFolder In oFolder.SubFolders
        'Çheck available files count in a folder
        iAddFilesCount = oSubFolder.Files.Count
        'Çheck available subfolders count in a folder
        iFoldersCount = oSubFolder.SubFolders.Count
        'Recursive Method
        'Check if any other subfolders within subfolders
        If iFoldersCount <> 0 Then
            Call VBAF1_SubProcedure_To_Count_Files_in_Folder_and_Subfolders(sFolderPath & oSubFolder.Name)
        Else
            'Add files count
            iFilesCount = iFilesCount + iAddFilesCount
        End If
    Next
    
End Sub

Output: You can find following output screenshot for your reference. It displays total number of files from a folder and Subfolders.

Instructions to use VBA Macro Code

Here are the instructions to use above macro in Visual basic editor.

• Open Visual Basic Editor(VBE) by clicking Alt +F11
• Go to code window by clicking F7
• Copy above specified macro or procedure
• Paste above copied code in code window
• Run macro by clicking F5 or Run command
• Now you can find number of files count in a specified folder and folders on the screen.
• you can find output screenshot after VBA Macro code.

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