Public X() 
Public i As Long 
Public objShell, objFolder, objFolderItem 
Public FSO, oFolder, Fil 
 
Sub MainExtractData() 
     
    Dim NewSht As Worksheet 
    Dim MainFolderName As String 
    Dim TimeLimit As Long, StartTime As Double 
     
    ReDim X(1 To 65536, 1 To 11) 
     
    Set objShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application") 
    TimeLimit = Application.InputBox("Please enter the maximum time that you wish this code to run for in minutes" & vbNewLine & vbNewLine & _ 
    "Leave this at zero for unlimited runtime", "Time Check box", 0) 
    StartTime = Timer 
     
    Application.ScreenUpdating = False 
    MainFolderName = BrowseForFolder() 
    Set NewSht = ThisWorkbook.Sheets.Add 
     
    X(1, 1) = "Path" 
    X(1, 2) = "File Name" 
    X(1, 3) = "Last Accessed" 
    X(1, 4) = "Last Modified" 
    X(1, 5) = "Created" 
    X(1, 6) = "Type" 
    X(1, 7) = "Size" 
    X(1, 8) = "Owner" 
    X(1, 9) = "Author" 
    X(1, 10) = "Title" 
    X(1, 11) = "Comments" 
     
    i = 1 
     
    Set FSO = CreateObject("scripting.FileSystemObject") 
    Set oFolder = FSO.GetFolder(MainFolderName) 
     'error handling to stop the obscure error that occurs at time when retrieving DateLastAccessed
    On Error Resume Next 
    For Each Fil In oFolder.Files 
        Set objFolder = objShell.Namespace(oFolder.path) 
        Set objFolderItem = objFolder.ParseName(Fil.Name) 
        i = i + 1 
        If i Mod 20 = 0 And TimeLimit <> 0 And Timer > (TimeLimit * 60 + StartTime) Then 
            GoTo FastExit 
        End If 
        If i Mod 50 = 0 Then 
            Application.StatusBar = "Processing File " & i 
            DoEvents 
        End If 
        X(i, 1) = oFolder.path 
        X(i, 2) = Fil.Name 
        X(i, 3) = Fil.DateLastAccessed 
        X(i, 4) = Fil.DateLastModified 
        X(i, 5) = Fil.DateCreated 
        X(i, 6) = Fil.Type 
        X(i, 7) = Fil.Size 
        X(i, 8) = objFolder.GetDetailsOf(objFolderItem, 8) 
        X(i, 9) = objFolder.GetDetailsOf(objFolderItem, 9) 
        X(i, 10) = objFolder.GetDetailsOf(objFolderItem, 10) 
        X(i, 11) = objFolder.GetDetailsOf(objFolderItem, 14) 
    Next 
     
     'Get subdirectories
    If TimeLimit = 0 Then 
        Call RecursiveFolder(oFolder, 0) 
    Else 
        If Timer < (TimeLimit * 60 + StartTime) Then Call RecursiveFolder(oFolder, TimeLimit * 60 + StartTime) 
    End If 
     
FastExit: 
    Range("A:K") = X 
    If i < 65535 Then Range(Cells(i + 1, "A"), Cells(65536, "A")).EntireRow.Delete 
    Range("A:K").WrapText = False 
    Range("A:K").EntireColumn.AutoFit 
    Range("1:1").Font.Bold = True 
    Rows("2:2").Select 
    ActiveWindow.FreezePanes = True 
    Range("a1").Activate 
     
    Set FSO = Nothing 
    Set objShell = Nothing 
    Set oFolder = Nothing 
    Set objFolder = Nothing 
    Set objFolderItem = Nothing 
    Set Fil = Nothing 
    Application.StatusBar = "" 
    Application.ScreenUpdating = True 
End Sub 
 
Sub RecursiveFolder(xFolder, TimeTest As Long) 
    Dim SubFld 
    For Each SubFld In xFolder.SubFolders 
        Set oFolder = FSO.GetFolder(SubFld) 
        Set objFolder = objShell.Namespace(SubFld.path) 
        For Each Fil In SubFld.Files 
            Set objFolder = objShell.Namespace(oFolder.path) 
             'Problem with objFolder at times
            If Not objFolder Is Nothing Then 
                Set objFolderItem = objFolder.ParseName(Fil.Name) 
                i = i + 1 
                If i Mod 20 = 0 And TimeTest <> 0 And Timer > TimeTest Then 
                    Exit Sub 
                End If 
                If i Mod 50 = 0 Then 
                    Application.StatusBar = "Processing File " & i 
                    DoEvents 
                End If 
                X(i, 1) = SubFld.path 
                X(i, 2) = Fil.Name 
                X(i, 3) = Fil.DateLastAccessed 
                X(i, 4) = Fil.DateLastModified 
                X(i, 5) = Fil.DateCreated 
                X(i, 6) = Fil.Type 
                X(i, 7) = Fil.Size 
                X(i, 8) = objFolder.GetDetailsOf(objFolderItem, 8) 
                X(i, 9) = objFolder.GetDetailsOf(objFolderItem, 9) 
                X(i, 10) = objFolder.GetDetailsOf(objFolderItem, 10) 
                X(i, 11) = objFolder.GetDetailsOf(objFolderItem, 14) 
            Else 
                Debug.Print Fil.path & " " & Fil.Name 
            End If 
        Next 
        Call RecursiveFolder(SubFld, TimeTest) 
    Next 
End Sub 
 
Function BrowseForFolder(Optional OpenAt As Variant) As Variant 
     'Function purpose:  To Browser for a user selected folder.
     'If the "OpenAt" path is provided, open the browser at that directory
     'NOTE:  If invalid, it will open at the Desktop level
     
    Dim ShellApp As Object 
     
     'Create a file browser window at the default folder
    Set ShellApp = CreateObject("Shell.Application"). _ 
    BrowseForFolder(0, "Please choose a folder", 0, OpenAt) 
     
     'Set the folder to that selected.  (On error in case cancelled)
    On Error Resume Next 
    BrowseForFolder = ShellApp.self.path 
    On Error GoTo 0 
     
     'Destroy the Shell Application
    Set ShellApp = Nothing 
     
     'Check for invalid or non-entries and send to the Invalid error
     'handler if found
     'Valid selections can begin L: (where L is a letter) or
     '\\ (as in \\servername\sharename.  All others are invalid
    Select Case Mid(BrowseForFolder, 2, 1) 
    Case Is = ":" 
        If Left(BrowseForFolder, 1) = ":" Then GoTo Invalid 
    Case Is = "\" 
        If Not Left(BrowseForFolder, 1) = "\" Then GoTo Invalid 
    Case Else 
        GoTo Invalid 
    End Select 
     
    Exit Function 
     
Invalid: 
     'If it was determined that the selection was invalid, set to False
    BrowseForFolder = False 
     
End Function