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Quickly delete files (Windows)Tag(s): Misc Prog HowTo


Windows doesn't perform very well with a folder containing several thousands of files, especially on a network.

The performance is not very good if you have thousand of files.

A quick way to delete a large amount of files is to open a DOS Shell and type : 

del /f/s/q foldername > nul
to delete all the files in foldername. To remove the empty directory structure, type 
rmdir /s/q foldername

To delete from the Windows Explorer, use [shift] + [del] to delete without using the Recycle Bin.