Windows 10: How to delete files and folders using Windows PowerShell

Discus and support How to delete files and folders using Windows PowerShell in Windows 10 News to solve the problem; [ATTACH] [ATTACH]If you are unable to delete a file or folder from your computer, you can use Windows PowerShell to delete any file and folder... Discussion in 'Windows 10 News' started by WinClub, Dec 17, 2019.

  1. WINCLUB
    WinClub New Member

    How to delete files and folders using Windows PowerShell

    WinClub, Dec 17, 2019
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  2. ANUSHA
    Anusha Win User

    C windows installer folder - Delete?

    He can do symbolic link redirection and move the files in it to a different location. *Wink How to delete files and folders using Windows PowerShell ;)
    Better try it out in a virtual of first. Just a suggestion.

    Like:
    First move everything in c:\windows\installer to d:\installercache
    Then delete c:\windows\installer folder
    Then type this in command mode as admin
    mklink /d c:\windows\installer d:\installercache

    Removing those installer files is a bad idea. it might prevent you from updating or uninstalling apps.
     
    Anusha, Dec 17, 2019
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  3. OLI_RAMSAY
    oli_ramsay Win User
    Trouble deleting a folder

    Thanks for the suggestion but it says "delete folder failed for E:\....." for each folder I try.

    *Confused How to delete files and folders using Windows PowerShell :confused:

    Will I be forever stuck with these unnecessary folders? *Oh Well How to delete files and folders using Windows PowerShell :eek:hwell:
     
    oli_ramsay, Dec 17, 2019
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  4. R9
    r9 Win User

    How to delete files and folders using Windows PowerShell

    Trouble deleting a folder

    Download norton commander for windows and try it. I`m using it for deleting those autorun.inf virus files that stuck to the USB drives or second non system partition. If no file is used from windows folder NC should erase it easy. And there is Hiren`s boot disk that you can download it is bootable and has volkov commander on it similar to NC and it runs in DOS and it will delete windows folder 100%. Or you can make USB stick bootable and use deltree command.
     
    r9, Dec 17, 2019
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