If you disable command extension, the /s parameter will display the names of any files that weren't found ,instead of displaying the names of files that are being deleted. To cancel the deletion and to display the next file name (if you specified a group of files), press N. If you use the del /p command, you'll see the following message:
You are not prompted for delete confirmation.ĭeletes files based on the following file attributes: Displays the names of the files as they are being deleted. Prompts for confirmation before deleting the specified file.ĭeletes specified files from the current directory and all subdirectories. If a directory is specified, all files within the directory will be deleted. Wildcards may be used to delete multiple files. Specifies a list of one or more files or directories. /q - Quiet (i.e.If you use del to delete a file from your disk, you can't retrieve it.do not prompt user for confirmation)ĭocumentation for rmdir here. /s - Recursive / Include Subfolders (this definition from SS64, as technet simply states "specified files", which isn't helpful).Additional info on the parameters used above: Technet documentation for del command can be found here. This is scheduled to run at night, but sometimes I need to run it during the day so the quicker the better. This is a regular task for me, so I usually move the stuff I need to delete to C:\stufftodelete and have those del+rmdir commands in a deletestuff.bat batch file. This is nearly three times faster than a single rmdir, based on time tests with a Windows XP encrypted disk, deleting ~30GB/1,000,000 files/15,000 folders: rmdir takes ~2.5 hours, del+rmdir takes ~53 minutes. A second pass then cleans up the remaining directory structure: del /f/s/q foldername > nul The best I've found is a two line batch file with a first pass to delete files and outputs to nul to avoid the overhead of writing to screen for every singe file. del /f/s/q foldername is good too, but it leaves behind the directory structure. Next best is to use rmdir /s/q foldername from the command line.
Next worst is shift+delete with Windows Explorer: it wastes loads of time checking the contents before starting deleting anything. The worst way is to send to Recycle Bin: you still need to delete them.
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