Jul 26, 2016 · I tried to remove a directory by using command rmdir but I got this answer: The directory is not empty. How to deal with such problems?

It's worth pointing out that for large numbers of files, rmdir /s /q is typically significantly faster than the equivalent "select dir, shift + delete" operation in explorer.

162 I experienced the same issues as Harry Johnston has mentioned. rmdir /s /q would complain that a directory was not empty even though /s is meant to do the emptying for you! I think it's a …

Nov 16, 2012 · Its the blank space in the file name, try using 'quotes' > rmdir 'New Folder' < then the folder disapers, or use escape characters for non-vissible characters.

417 Using Windows Command Prompt: rmdir /s /q folder Using Powershell: powershell -Command "Remove-Item -LiteralPath 'folder' -Force -Recurse" Note that in more cases del …

rmdir is my all time favorite command for the job. It works for deleting huge files and folders with subfolders. A backup is not created, so make sure that you have copied your files safely …

I want to delete a folder with all files and subfolders using a bat file. I have tried the following, but it is not working: @DEL D:\\PHP_Projects\\testproject\\Release\\testfolder*.* How can I fix it?

The command RMDIR or with shorter name RD is for removal of directories with usage help output on running in a Windows command prompt window either help rmdir or rmdir /? or help …

Also note that even if the directory was empty, os.remove would fail again, because the correct function is os.rmdir .

rmdir /s/q targetDirectory In addition to being faster, another advantage to using the command prompt option is that it starts deleting files immediately (PowerShell does some enumeration …