Batch script question


  1. Posts : 222
    Windows 10
       #1

    Batch script question


    Hello,

    I want make a batch script to delete a spefic folder on the C disk, but how can I get only that spefic folder? I got this:
    Code:
    FOR /D %%p IN ("C:\USERS\%USERNAME%\Downloads\*.*") DO rmdir "%%p" /s /q
    cd C:\USERS\%USERNAME%\Downloads\
    del *.* /q /s
    timeout /t 5 >nul 2>&1 /nobreak
    cls
    It works currently for the Downloads folder, but how can I change that? :)
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  2. Posts : 222
    Windows 10
    Thread Starter
       #2

    UP.
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  3. Posts : 5,442
    Windows 11 Home
       #3

    That script looks so complicated, I prefer simple ones like:

    Code:
    rmdir "%USERPROFILE%\Downloads" /s /q
    mkdir %USERPROFILE%\Downloads
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  4. Posts : 222
    Windows 10
    Thread Starter
       #4

    And how would that work for the C:\ folder?
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  5. Posts : 5,442
    Windows 11 Home
       #5

    %USERPROFILE% will choose the current user profile wherever it is located.

    If you want to specify a system disk, you can use %SystemDrive%

    A random folder would be:

    rd ""C:\AMD"" /s /q

    rd ""%SystemDrive%\AMD"" /s /q
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  6. Posts : 222
    Windows 10
    Thread Starter
       #6

    Code:
    FOR /D %%p IN (%SystemDrive%\Windows.old) DO rmdir "%%p" /s /q
    cd %SystemDrive%\Windows.old
    del *.* /q /s
    timeout /t 5 >nul 2>&1 /nobreak
    cls
    That?
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