Re: How to delete specified files in a tree

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"imaciscoguy" <imaciscoguy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On May 2, 2:38 pm, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I....@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"imaciscoguy" <imacisco...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

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Can I be helped?
How can I delete specific files from a computer directory and from the
subdirectories?
Thanks in advance for helping me.
Cisco

Use the inbuilt "del" command:

del /s "d:\User Files\SomeFile.txt"

Boy am I red!
Thank you Pegasus \(MVP\)

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Glad to be able to assist.


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