Temp files...

[banjomike]

Originally Posted by Starson17

For rapid deletes of folders with massive numbers of files, I've used the old deltree command (with the /Y option). It's nearly instantaneous as it works only on the folder entry in the directory.

That is an idea although I think the XP command prompt version would be "RMDIR /S", "Removes all directories and files in the specified directory in addition to the directory itself. Used to remove a directory tree."

I will check my DOS boot floppies, they should be OK.

In the unlikely event I try to convert that same file again I will remember that.

[Starson17]

Originally Posted by banjomike

That is an idea although I think the XP command prompt version would be "RMDIR /S"

RMDIR is an internal command. DELTREE was available as an external standalone program. At the time, I needed an external program. I didn't compare speeds RMDIR to DELTREE, but DELTREE was lightning fast for a directory that had 30,000 files, and I needed to delete it weekly on several machines.

[theducks]

Originally Posted by banjomike

That is an idea although I think the XP command prompt version would be "RMDIR /S", "Removes all directories and files in the specified directory in addition to the directory itself. Used to remove a directory tree."

I will check my DOS boot floppies, they should be OK.

In the unlikely event I try to convert that same file again I will remember that.

DOS floppies will not work correctly with NTFS formatted drives (probably won't even see them). Modern drives, way exceed any size that was envisioned back in the DOS ("Who needs more than 640K of RAM" days.

The Windows XP (up) command prompt is NOT MSDOS, it just looks like it.