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.

Using rd /s foo - that's without the /q silent option - will delete all the sub folders for you, but you have to answer Y to the prompt, so requires batch files to be attended.

Aug 22, 2015 · 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 …

Apr 3, 2019 · The solution I finally managed to delete the file and folders by rebooting into cmd prompt troubleshooting mode (at lock screen, hold shift, click power icon and reboot, then …

How do I edit an already-in-production .cmd script file, in order to have the script delete a certain registry key in the Windows registry? Firstly, is this even possible, and secondly (if that's ...

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 normally ^p in Word. …

Jul 29, 2019 · As @ Akina 's comment states, you'll either want to use the del command directly: cmd /c del /f /q "C:\Logfile.txt" or via a batch file your scheduled task would point to: @echo off …

Mar 22, 2024 · This is Gigabytes of data over thousands of files. When looking at what would be deleted if I use *- copy.* in Powershell or cmd.exe, it seems that a file I have created …

Jan 25, 2015 · This tutorial will show you how to permanently delete a File in Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8 using the DEL or ERASE command from within a command prompt. This can be …

Jun 25, 2015 · From a command line To display matching files: dir *_bad.jpg To delete matching files: del *_bad.jpg Use the /s option to match files in subdirectories as well as the current …