Extract row if cell contains certain number of backslashes

Sanderfox

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Hi,

I'm new here, but I'm hoping you can help me with the following problem.

Example table:

A
B
C
D
1
Directory
Size (MB)
Files
Folders
2
\\example\home\user1\
12
20
3
3
\\example\home\user1\A\
2
2
0
4
\\example\home\user1\B\
5
9
0
5
\\example\home\user1\C\
5
9
0
6
\\example\home\user2\
10
30
2
7
\\example\home\user2\A\
6
20
0
8
\\example\home\user2\B\
4
10
0
9
\\example\home\user3\
20
50
2
10
\\example\home\user3\A\
12
10
0
11
\\example\home\user3\B\
8
40
0

<tbody>
</tbody>

What I would like to do:
Extract rows where the cell in column A contains exactly 5 backslashes to another worksheet. In the example that would be rows 2, 6 and 9.

The array formula that I have so far:
=IF(LEN(A2)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A2,"\",""))=5,INDEX(A$2:A$11,SMALL(IF(LEN(A2)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A2,"\",""))=5,ROW($A$2:$A$11)-ROW($A$2)+1),ROWS(Sheet2!A$2:A2))),"")

Problem:
The rows are extracted, but have gaps between them. I would like to see:

A
B
C
D
1
Directory
Size (MB)
Files
Folders
2
\\example\home\user1\
12
20
3
3
\\example\home\user2\
10
30
2
4
\\example\home\user3\
20
50
2

<tbody>
</tbody>

Instead of what I get now:

A
B
C
D
1
Directory
Size (MB)
Files
Folders
2
\\example\home\user1\
12
20
3
3
4
5
6
\\example\home\user2\
10
30
2
7
8
9
\\example\home\user3\
20
50
2
10
11

<tbody>
</tbody>

Question:
How can I adjust my formula so that the extracted rows appear as in my second example?

Thank you in advance for any assistance.

All the best,
Sander
 

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Excel 2012
ABCD
1DirectorySize (MB)FilesFolders
2\\example\home\user1\12203
3\\example\home\user1\A\220
4\\example\home\user1\B\590
5\\example\home\user1\C\590
6\\example\home\user2\10302
7\\example\home\user2\A\6200
8\\example\home\user2\B\4100
9\\example\home\user3\20502
10\\example\home\user3\A\12100
11\\example\home\user3\B\8400
12
13DirectorySize (MB)FilesFolders
14\\example\home\user1\12203
15\\example\home\user2\10302
16\\example\home\user3\20502

<tbody>
</tbody>
Sheet1

Array Formulas
CellFormula
A14{=IFERROR(INDEX(A$2:A$11,SMALL(IF(LEN($A$2:$A$11)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE($A$2:$A$11,"\",""))=5,ROW($A$2:$A$11)-ROW($A$2)+1),ROWS(A$14:A14))),"")}
B14{=IFERROR(INDEX(B$2:B$11,SMALL(IF(LEN($A$2:$A$11)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE($A$2:$A$11,"\",""))=5,ROW($A$2:$A$11)-ROW($A$2)+1),ROWS(B$14:B14))),"")}
C14{=IFERROR(INDEX(C$2:C$11,SMALL(IF(LEN($A$2:$A$11)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE($A$2:$A$11,"\",""))=5,ROW($A$2:$A$11)-ROW($A$2)+1),ROWS(C$14:C14))),"")}
D14{=IFERROR(INDEX(D$2:D$11,SMALL(IF(LEN($A$2:$A$11)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE($A$2:$A$11,"\",""))=5,ROW($A$2:$A$11)-ROW($A$2)+1),ROWS(D$14:D14))),"")}

<tbody>
</tbody>
Entered with Ctrl+Shift+Enter. If entered correctly, Excel will surround with curly braces {}.
Note: Do not try and enter the {} manually yourself

<tbody>
</tbody>
 
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