Delete all .jpg files using command prompt...how?

Oracle · 5 Jul 2006 at 08:55

if I go to Run>cmd and at C:\ type del *.del it says 'Could not find C:\*.jpg

I thought that would DEL all jpg files even if there were in directories?

Is there another to way or am i doing it wrong?

Thanks

$c8t@ · 5 Jul 2006 at 09:09

no that will only work in the root of c:\ not any folders included in c:\

why don't you just goto search, find *.jpg on c:\ wait ten mins till its done, select all, delete... sorted!

$c8t@

Oracle · 5 Jul 2006 at 09:41

$c8t@ said:
no that will only work in the root of c:\ not any folders included in c:\

why don't you just goto search, find *.jpg on c:\ wait ten mins till its done, select all, delete... sorted!

$c8t@

I've done that, but I keep getting Access Denied when i try to delete!

[GSH]Quest · 5 Jul 2006 at 09:41

From C:\ type del /S /F *.jpg to include subdirectories and force read only ones to be deleted.

Oracle · 5 Jul 2006 at 09:50

Legend, thanks - have a smiley

bitslice · 5 Jul 2006 at 10:00

the method posted by $c8t@ is safer,
you can still r.click the files (or groups of) and reset the read flag if you want.
- at least you can see what you are deleting

bear in mind that some programs use .jpg files and they could stop working if you delete them.

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bledd · 5 Jul 2006 at 10:12

welcome [GSH]Quest

to get the variables of a command, type /? after it..

so

del /? tells you what Quest just said...

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