How to delete a directory

[ŽOŠK]

The command "deltree" doesn't work in my Command Prompt. Is there another way to delete a not-empty directory in command prompt?

[NiTeCr4Lr]

Hmm i'm not sure if it's possible on non-empty directories but why not the RD command ? else clear the dir first ? yea.. thats all i could say srry.

[SteveHell]

The command "deltree" doesn't work in my Command Prompt. Is there another way to delete a not-empty directory in command prompt?

try  "rmdir"

[2k_dummy]

Directories containing files that have H R or S attributes set will not be removed. Use the attrib command to remove all these attributes, then delete the directory.

[WillyW]

The command "deltree" doesn't work in my Command Prompt. Is there another way to delete a not-empty directory in command prompt?

Check out:
http://www.computerhope.com/rmdirhlp.htm

Are you operating under XP?
If so,  be sure to read it all,   including the part about the  /S  switch.

"Removes all directories and files in the specified directory in addition to the directory itself. Used to remove a directory tree."

[jackpkmn]

when useing true DOS or windows 95,98,ME reboot to MS-DOS use del *.* this clears out all the files in the current directory but if you say del folder_name it should delete the folder itself (dont use wildercards '*' when deleteing a folder especialy when there are alot of other files that you dont want to delete)

[WillyW]

when useing true DOS or windows 95,98,ME reboot to MS-DOS use del *.* this clears out all the files in the current directory but if you say del folder_name it should delete the folder itself ...

This is not correct.

[gpl]

del foldername
is equivalent to
del foldername\*.*

it does not remove the folder ... use rd foldername -

RD [/S] [/Q] [drive:]path

    /S      Removes all directories and files in the specified directory
            in addition to the directory itself.  Used to remove a directory
            tree.

    /Q      Quiet mode, do not ask if ok to remove a directory tree with /S

[ŽOŠK]

Well, I use rmdir like that:
rmdir c:\Program Files\Directory \S
But a message appears: "The system cannot find the file specified."

What's wrong...?

[WillyW]

Well, I use rmdir like that:
rmdir c:\Program Files\Directory \S
But a message appears: "The system cannot find the file specified."

What's wrong...?

1.)   Does that directory exist? 

2.)   Follow the link I gave above.     
       The example in there shows it as    /s     ,   not  \s .

[ŽOŠK]

[quote author=WillyW link=topic=34010.msg206296#msg206296
2.)   Follow the link I gave above.     
       The example in there shows it as    /s     ,   not  \s .
[/quote]

OMG... I'm really absent...
Thank you

[WillyW]

[quote author=WillyW link=topic=34010.msg206296#msg206296
2.)   Follow the link I gave above.     
       The example in there shows it as    /s     ,   not  \s .

OMG... I'm really absent...
Thank you
[/quote]

Not really -  you can believe that you are not the first to do it. 

But do let us know if you solved it, and if that was it.

[ŽOŠK]

Yes! I still don't know why deltree doesn't work but using rmdir I solved the problem.

[WillyW]

Yes! I still don't know why deltree doesn't work

You haven't answered the question asked earlier -   are you using XP?

If so,  you might want to search your system.   I doubt the deltree utility program exists.    I'll take a guess that it only works with FAT file systems.

Check out:
http://www.computerhope.com/deltree.htm
Note what it says about XP.

but using rmdir I solved the problem.

Great!    Glad you got it.