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So, for the folders not to be deleted, do you want to specify just the folder name, or the full path to that folder? So in you example, do you want to specify<br />
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C:\test\nextlevel\nextleve<wbr />l\dontdele<wbr />te1<br />
C:\test\nextlevel\nextleve<wbr />l\dontdele<wbr />te2<br />
<br />
or just<br />
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dontdelete1<br />
dontdelete2<br />
<br />
~bp
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So, for the folders not to be deleted, do you want to specify just the folder name, or the full path to that folder? So in you example, do you want to specify

C:\test\nextlevel\nextlevel\dontdelete1
C:\test\nextlevel\nextlevel\dontdelete2

or just

dontdelete1
dontdelete2

~bp

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I would like to specify the full path to the folders that should not be deleted.<br />
<br />
Thanks.
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I would like to specify the full path to the folders that should not be deleted.

Thanks.

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Thanks very much! &nbsp;This works exactly the way I need it to.
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Thanks very much!  This works exactly the way I need it to.

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Great, glad that helped.<br />
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~bp
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I'm looking for a VB script or batch file that can delete all files and folders in a nested directory structure except for two specific folders. &nbsp;An example is:<br />
<br />
C:\test\nextlevel\nextleve<wbr />l\<br />
<br />
Delete all files and folders except for:<br />
<br />
C::\test\nextlevel\nextlev<wbr />el\dontdel<wbr />ete1<br />
C::\test\nextlevel\nextlev<wbr />el\dontdel<wbr />ete2<br />
<br />
I would appreciate any advice on how to do this.<br />
<br />
Thanks.
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I'm looking for a VB script or batch file that can delete all files and folders in a nested directory structure except for two specific folders.  An example is:

C:\test\nextlevel\nextlevel\

Delete all files and folders except for:

C::\test\nextlevel\nextlevel\dontdelete1
C::\test\nextlevel\nextlevel\dontdelete2

I would appreciate any advice on how to do this.

Thanks.

VB Script or Batch File to Delete Files and Folder Except for Two Specified Folders That Should not be Deleted

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