Batch file to perform start, run, %TEMP% and delete all

Question

looking for a way to perform the following:

Start > Run > "%TEMP% > Delete everything (skipping any conflicts).

so Far I have

@echo off
start %TEMP%
DEL *.*

I suppose I could use CD to get to the folder, the thing I'm wondering is if there are any instances where it cannot delete an a dialog box comes up, I want to skip these.

Thanks for the help! Liam

Answer 1

The following batch commands are used to delete all your temp, recent and prefetch files on your System.

Save the following code as "Clear.bat" on your local system

*********START CODE************

@ECHO OFF

del /s /f /q %userprofile%\Recent\*.*

del /s /f /q C:\Windows\Prefetch\*.*

del /s /f /q C:\Windows\Temp\*.*

del /s /f /q %USERPROFILE%\appdata\local\temp\*.*


/Below command to Show the folder after deleted files

Explorer %userprofile%\Recent

Explorer C:\Windows\Prefetch

Explorer C:\Windows\Temp

Explorer %USERPROFILE%\appdata\local\temp


*********END CODE************

Answer 2

del won't trigger any dialogs or message boxes. You have a few problems, though:

1. start will just open Explorer which would be useless. You need cd to change the working directory of your batch file (the /D is there so it also works when run from a different drive):

   cd /D %temp%
   

2. You may want to delete directories as well:

   for /d %%D in (*) do rd /s /q "%%D"
   

3. You need to skip the question for del and remove read-only files too:

   del /f /q *
   

so you arrive at:

@echo off
cd /D %temp%
for /d %%D in (*) do rd /s /q "%%D"
del /f /q *