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Deviouz
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_ 		6. May 2007 @ 12:58 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
How can I delete this folder and all its contents "C:\RECYCLER" silently with batch commands..??

I tried "DEL C:\RECYCLER" But I keep getting this error: "Could Not Find C:\RECYCLER\*"
but the folder is still there, as a Hidden System folder...

what am i missing here to get this to work right..???
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ddp
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_ 		6. May 2007 @ 15:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
why not use ccleaner as can be configured to clean out everything when going into windows?
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Deviouz
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_ 		6. May 2007 @ 17:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
because i didn't ask for ccleaner,
i just want to do what i asked in the first post.
Delete the folder C:\RECYCLER" silently with a batch command - no prompt.
anybody know how i can do this...
I figured this out:
ATTRIB C:\RECYCLER -h -s ... works
BUT
DEL C:\RECYCLER\*.* .... doesn't
the folder still stays there...???
i want to get rid of it...??
what can i do..??
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Deviouz
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_ 		6. May 2007 @ 19:37 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
aight i found this and it works...
http://www.computerhope.com/rmdirhlp.htm
RD c:\RECYCLER /Q /S
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Morph416
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_ 		7. May 2007 @ 07:17 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Ok..that cracked me up.

You wrote a batch file to delete a system directory, hidden for a reason, that's only going to be recreated each and everytime you press the "DEL" key.
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