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Batch to delete folders with hidden attribute

Asked by maureen99 in Windows XP Operating System, Windows 2000 Operating System, Microsoft Windows Operating Systems

Tags: xp windows batch, 2000

Hi experts,

I have been using a batch file that I obtained here from this thread, included below.

It works great to delete the contents of content.ie5, temp, temporary internet files and cookies under all the profiles in c:\documents and settings, EXCEPT when the folders are hidden.

Can this batch file be modified to delete the hidden folders and their contents?

Please don't give me vb scripts unless it is the only solution because I don't know how to run them, that is unless you provide an explanation fit for a vb rank newbie.

Even more frustrating is XP won't allow me to change the hidden attribute on these folders even when I am logged on as admin. Is there a way around this annoying"feature?"

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             @ECHO ON
SET SRC1=C:\Documents and Settings
SET SRC2=Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5
SET SRC3=Local Settings\History
SET SRC4=Local Settings\Temp
SET SRC5=Recent
SET SRC6=Cookies
 
 
 
echo About to delete files from Internet Explorer "Temporary Internet files"
FOR /D %%X IN ("%SRC1%\*") DO FOR /D %%Y IN ("%%X\%SRC2%\*.*") DO RMDIR /S /Q "%%Y"
echo About to delete files from Internet Explorer "History"
FOR /D %%X IN ("%SRC1%\*") DO FOR /D %%Y IN ("%%X\%SRC3%\*.*") DO RMDIR /S /Q "%%Y"
FOR /D %%X IN ("%SRC1%\*") DO FOR  %%Y IN ("%%X\%SRC3%\*.*") DO DEL /F /S /Q "%%Y"
echo About to delete files from "Local settings\temp"
 
FOR /D %%X IN ("%SRC1%\*") DO FOR /D %%Y IN ("%%X\%SRC4%\*.*") DO RMDIR  /S /Q "%%Y"
 
FOR /D %%X IN ("%SRC1%\*") DO FOR  %%Y IN ("%%X\%SRC4%\*.*") DO DEL /F /S /Q "%%Y"
 
echo About to delete files from "Recent" i.e. what appears in Start/Documents/My Documents
FOR /D %%X IN ("%SRC1%\*") DO FOR  %%Y IN ("%%X\%SRC5%\*.lnk") DO DEL /F /S /Q "%%Y"
 
echo About to delete files from "Recent" i.e. what appears in Start/Documents/My Documents
FOR /D %%X IN ("%SRC1%\*") DO FOR  %%Y IN ("%%X\%SRC6%\*.*") DO DEL /F /S /Q "%%Y"
 
echo About to delete files from "Windows\Temp"
cd /d %SystemRoot%\temp
del /F /Q *.*
@echo Y|RD /S ""
exit

           
         

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Batch to delete folders with hidden attribute

Asked by maureen99 in Windows XP Operating System, Windows 2000 Operating System, Microsoft Windows Operating Systems

Tags: xp windows batch, 2000

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