How do you write a prog/batch/file to delete files?

derpywizard · Jan 21, 2011

How can I create a program or app or batch file or something that will allow me to delete a certain folder except for some content when I click it?

ie.

I write program.exe and when I click it and it runs it deletes

C://Data/Folder1

-except it leaves everything but 1 file ie. C//Data/leftoverfile.dll

Basically I just want it to delete everything in the folder except for 1 or 2 files and leave them in the root folder.

Thanks guys!

darnoldi · Jan 22, 2011

I'm Assumng you are on windows?

If so this code should do it.

Code:

mkdir c:\temp
copy c:\myfolder\file1.dll c:\temp
copy c:\myfolder\file2.dll c:\temp
del /S /Q c:\myfolder\*.*
copy c:\temp\file1.dll c:\myfolder
copy c:\temp\file1.dll c:\myfolder
rmdir /S /Q c:\temp

create a yourname.bat file and put this code into it.
obviously edit filenames and folders as appropriate.

HTH

Dave

How do you write a prog/batch/file to delete files?

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