VBA Excel: list files in backup (prev. version) folder - excel

Below is a very simple code for listing files in a specified folder. It works as expected.
However, when I provide one of the backup folders of this folder, it throws invalid path (backup folder path copied from win explorer window).
E.g.:
Set objFolder = objFSO.GetFolder("D:\Test")** 'works well
Set objFolder = objFSO.GetFolder("D:\Test (2015.2.12 3:12 PM)") 'not work. this is a previous/backup version of folder test created by Win7
Is there a way to list backup folder files with VBA in Excel?
Sub Example1()
Dim objFSO As Object
Dim objFolder As Object
Dim objFile As Object
Dim i As Integer
'Create an instance of the FileSystemObject
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Get the folder object
Set objFolder = objFSO.GetFolder("D:\Test")
'Set objFolder = objFSO.GetFolder("D:\Test (2015.2.12 3:12PM)") throws error
i = 1
'loops through each file in the directory and prints their names and path
For Each objFile In objFolder.Files
'print file name
Cells(i + 1, 1) = objFile.Name
'print file path
Cells(i + 1, 2) = objFile.Path
i = i + 1
Next objFile
End Sub
How backup folders look like:
When I copy the path and paste it, some ? chars appear in the brackets:
\localhost\C$\Users\IBALLA1\Downloads (?Friday, ?April ?17, ?2015, ??9:05 AM)

You can't use colons in file names or folders names. The : in the time you have in a folder name can't be create and can't already be there. I don't know if that's a typo in your question or not though.

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Dim objFile As Object
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Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
'Call the recursive function
ListAllFiles ThisWorkbook.Sheets(1).Range("A19").Value, ThisWorkbook.Sheets(2).Cells(2, 1)
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End Sub
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Dim objFSO As Object, objFolder As Object, objSubfolder As Object, objFile As Object
Dim i As Integer, Target_Path As String
'Create an instance of the FileSystemObject
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Get the folder object
Set objFolder = objFSO.GetFolder(root)
'loops through each file in the directory and prints their names and path
For Each objFile In objFolder.Files
'print file name
targetCell.Value = objFile.Name
'print file path
targetCell.Offset(, 1).Value = objFile.Path
Set targetCell = targetCell.Offset(1)
Next objFile
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ListAllFiles objSubfolder.Path, targetCell
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'define variables
Dim fso As Object
Dim objFolder As Object
Dim objFolders As Object
Dim objF As Object
Dim objFile As Object
Dim objFiles As Object
Dim strFileName As String
Dim strFilePath As String
Dim myList As String
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'set folder object
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Next
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