Tools to delete folders/files with many items and big size (500gb)

[Guest Bobson]

hi everyone,

 

Thank you for your help in advance. I would like to ask if there is any tool

which can make the convenience to delete folders/files with bypassing all the

errors, including the read only, and "the directory is not empty" ...etc.

 

Bobson

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Tools to delete folders/files with many items and big size (500gb)

 

 

"Bobson" <Bobson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:915BBFA0-1594-4391-B4CC-902C82FFB21E@microsoft.com...

> hi everyone,

>

> Thank you for your help in advance. I would like to ask if there is any

> tool

> which can make the convenience to delete folders/files with bypassing all

> the

> errors, including the read only, and "the directory is not empty" ...etc.

>

> Bobson

 

The basic "rd" command, when executed from a Command Prompt,

will do this:

 

rd /s /q "c:\Some Folder"

 

Type "rd /?" at the Command Prompt to see the various switches

of this command (and any other command!).

[Guest Bobson]

Re: Tools to delete folders/files with many items and big size (50

 

Re: Tools to delete folders/files with many items and big size (50

 

Thank you. I will try it later this week!

 

Bobson

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>

> "Bobson" <Bobson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:915BBFA0-1594-4391-B4CC-902C82FFB21E@microsoft.com...

> > hi everyone,

> >

> > Thank you for your help in advance. I would like to ask if there is any

> > tool

> > which can make the convenience to delete folders/files with bypassing all

> > the

> > errors, including the read only, and "the directory is not empty" ...etc.

> >

> > Bobson

>

> The basic "rd" command, when executed from a Command Prompt,

> will do this:

>

> rd /s /q "c:\Some Folder"

>

> Type "rd /?" at the Command Prompt to see the various switches

> of this command (and any other command!).

>

>

>

[Guest P.]

Re: Tools to delete folders/files with many items and big size (50

 

Re: Tools to delete folders/files with many items and big size (50

 

I've found that in some instances rd could still fail, same when using

explorer to delete, e.g. super long paths, mount points, network shares,

etc.

I've found using robocopy to empty out a directory works great and fast all

the time.

e.g. robocopy c:\create.an.empty.directory c:\directory.to.clear /mir

 

"Bobson" <Bobson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> Thank you. I will try it later this week!

>

> Bobson

>

> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>

>>

>> "Bobson" <Bobson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:915BBFA0-1594-4391-B4CC-902C82FFB21E@microsoft.com...

>> > hi everyone,

>> >

>> > Thank you for your help in advance. I would like to ask if there is any

>> > tool

>> > which can make the convenience to delete folders/files with bypassing

>> > all

>> > the

>> > errors, including the read only, and "the directory is not empty"

>> > ...etc.

>> >

>> > Bobson

>>

>> The basic "rd" command, when executed from a Command Prompt,

>> will do this:

>>

>> rd /s /q "c:\Some Folder"

>>

>> Type "rd /?" at the Command Prompt to see the various switches

>> of this command (and any other command!).

>>

>>

>>