Iv'e got a directory %userprofile%\appdata\roaming\.minecraft\versions and in that directory is a whole heap of folders, I want a batch file to delete all the folder with forge anywhere in their name.
There are no sub files in these folders, but there are 2 files in each... I want anything in that directory with forge in its name deleted automatically with a batch file.
So delete all folders including forge in their name. I can't seem to do it.
I have tried googling stuff, but I can't remember everything I have tried... but here is some.
rmdir /s %userprofile%\appdata\roaming\.minecraft\versions
for /d /r . %d in (forge) do @if exist "%d" rd /s/q "%d"Also, tried this (below) but it only listed the folders and files I want deleted.
dir "%userprofile%\appdata\roaming.minecraft\versions" /s /b /d | find "forge"
4 Answers
@echo off & set "_target=%userprofile%\appdata\roaming.minecraft\versions"
for /f tokens^=* %%i in ('dir /s/b/a:d "%_target%\*forge*"')do echo/RMDir /q/s "%%~i"- Or...
@set "_target=%userprofile%\appdata\roaming.minecraft\versions"
@for /f tokens^=* %%i in ('dir /s/b/a:d "%_target%\*forge*"')do @echo/RMDir /q/s "%%~i"1) Set target path to a variable
set "_target=%userprofile%\appdata\roaming.minecraft\versions"2) Use For /f with dir /s /b /a:d to list the desire folder:
for /f tokens^=* %%i in ('dir /s /b /a:d "!_target!\*forge*"')...3) See the for loop command and echo output...
')do echo/RMDir /q/s "%%~i"4) If previous output is ok, remove echo command to delete the folder and possible sub folder/files recursively...
echo/RMDir /q /s "%%~i"For command line help, you can use /?:
Set /?, For /?, RMDir /?On the internet, you can get more help on:
2PowerShell:
With the -WhatIF parameter, you can safely do a "test run" to see what folders the command will delete. If the items listed are the ones you want deleted, remove the -WhatIf parameter.
$target = Join-Path $env:appdata '.minecraft\versions'
Get-ChildItem $Target -filter '*forge*'-Directory | Remove-Item -Recurse -Force -WhatIfJoin-PathGet-ChildItemRemove-ItemRecurse
5When building this type of batch program, do yourself a favor and test that the files your parseing over correspond correctly with what your trying to achieve by replacing the end command with echo or a confirmation before running the final version
@Echo Off
PUSHD %userprofile%\appdata\roaming.minecraft\versions
For /R %%A in (*forge*) do ( IF "%%~xA" == "" ( Choice /N /C ny /M "Remove Folder? %%A" IF Errorlevel 2 (RMDIR "%%A") ) Else ( Del /P "%%A" )
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POPD
PauseIf you want to find and delete the files what have "forge" in the name, just enter forge in the search bar, then CTRL + A to select all the files (with file names including forge) and hit delete
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