Apr 27, 2015 · I would like to delete all files and subfolders using a batch file in Windows 7 and keep the top folder. Basically emptying the folder.

So if a user did something like cd super_important_directory del /s /q *.* in the command prompt, does Windows push those files to the recycle bin? Are they permanently deleted and the only …

Aug 3, 2019 · Normally DEL will display a list of the files deleted, if Command Extensions are disabled; it will instead display a list of any files it cannot find. Source Del - Delete Files - …

Apr 17, 2021 · Your file has the h attribute set; meaning it is hidden. That's why you can't delete when using del or Remove-Item unless you use the -Force parameter. From Remove-Item: …

Oct 3, 2017 · PowerShell: DEL command to delete files in subfolder Ask Question Asked 8 years, 2 months ago Modified 7 years, 10 months ago

Jan 20, 2018 · Simple way is copy the txt file to a file called mydel.bat in the directory of the files to delete. Using an editor like Microsoft Word edit this file. Do a global replace on Newline …

Use del on the files inside, then rmdir to remove the folder. To use the rmdir method to remove all the files as well, use the /S switch before the directory name, and /Q to suppress prompting for …

The DEL command in your example should be in this syntax: DEL /Q /F /S "*.tmp" Essentially you don't need to try to wildcard any folder paths and the /S switch is used to delete specified files …

Aug 22, 2015 · 3 To Delete a specific file: When del /f <FILE> producing an Access Denied error, you need to firstly take owner and grant access using takeown and icacls in the command line …

To force a del command to delete read-only files, add the /F flag. Apparently, a read-only file cannot normally be deleted by a batch file, although it can still be deleted through Windows …