How to delete a folder and all contents using a bat file in windows?
WindowsBatch FileCommandDelete FileWindows Problem Overview
I want to delete a folder with all files and subfolders using a bat file.
I have tried the following, but it is not working:
@DEL D:\PHP_Projects\testproject\Release\testfolder*.*
Can anybody help?
Windows Solutions
Solution 1 - Windows
@RD /S /Q "D:\PHP_Projects\testproject\Release\testfolder"
> Removes (deletes) a directory. > > RMDIR [/S] [/Q] [drive:]path RD [/S] [/Q] [drive:]path > > /S Removes all directories and files in the specified directory > in addition to the directory itself. Used to remove a directory > tree. > > /Q Quiet mode, do not ask if ok to remove a directory tree with /S
Solution 2 - Windows
del /s /q c:\where ever the file is\*
rmdir /s /q c:\where ever the file is\
mkdir c:\where ever the file is\