asked on 10/13/2018

Force Deletion Using PowerShell

How do I delete a specific sub-folder in C:\Program Files (x86) using Windows PowerShell? I want to delete the sub-folder and ALL of the child folders/files.

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RayT

10/13/2018

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Qlemo

10/13/2018

The double quotes need to enclose the path:

remove-item 'c:\program files (x86)\whatever' -recurse -force

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I've also changed to ticks to prevent PowerShell from trying to accidentally detect an expression in the string.

RayT

10/13/2018

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Thanks a lot!

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This topic area includes legacy versions of Windows prior to Windows 2000: Windows 3/3.1, Windows 95 and Windows 98, plus any other Windows-related versions including Windows Mobile.

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