Delete files or folder recursively on Windows CMD

Question

How do I delete files or folders recursively on Windows from the command line?

I have found this solution where path we drive on the command line and run this comman

Answer 1

For completely wiping a folder with native commands and getting a log on what's been done.

here's an unusual way to do it :

let's assume we want to clear the d:\temp dir

mkdir d:\empty
robocopy /mir d:\empty d:\temp
rmdir d:\empty

Answer 2

If you want to delete a specific extension recursively, use this:

For /R "C:\Users\Desktop\saleh" %G IN (*.ppt) do del "%G"

Answer 3

After the blog post How Can I Use Windows PowerShell to Delete All the .TMP Files on a Drive?, you can use something like this to delete all .tmp for example from a folder and all subfolders in PowerShell:

get-childitem [your path/ or leave empty for current path] -include
*.tmp -recurse | foreach ($_) {remove-item $_.fullname}

Answer 4

Please execute the following steps:

1. Open the command prompt
2. Change directory to the required path

3. Give the following command

   del /S *.svn
   

Answer 5

dir /b %temp% >temp.list
for /f "delims=" %%a in (temp.list) do call rundll32.exe advpack.dll,DelNodeRunDLL32 "%temp%\%%a"

Answer 6

RMDIR path_to_folder /S

ex. RMDIR "C:\tmp" /S

Note that you'll be prompted if you're really going to delete the "C:\tmp" folder. Combining it with /Q switch will remove the folder silently (ex. RMDIR "C:\tmp" /S /Q)