Deleting files named "._*"

[batchcc]

Hello everyone! I am trying to delete all files in a certain directory and its sub-directories that has the name "._*" but this is the code I have but it is giving me an error.

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@echo off

setlocal

set count=0
set pattern=._*

for /f %%i in ('dir /b /a-d %pattern% ^| find /c /v ""') do @call set count=%%i

del /s /q /f ._*.txt
echo  %count% files deleted

endlocal

Error Message:

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Could Not Find H:\directory\._*

This batch file is located in "H:\directory" and some example file names include:

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._random.txt
._Day 1.docx
._Screen Shot 2017-05-26 at 2.16.41 PM.png
._Workbook1.xlsx
._Zoomin.mov
._Zoomout.mov

[aGerman]

Since you're already trying to count the files you can also use the loop to delete them.

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for /f "delims=" %%i in ('dir /b /a-d /s ^| findstr /rec:"\\\._[^\\]*"') do (del /f "%%~i" &&set /a "count+=1")

Steffen

[Squashman]

You sure the files have a txt extension.

I had no problems using your code.

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H:\period>dir /b
._File1
._File2.txt

H:\period>del ._*.txt

H:\period>dir /b
._File1

H:\period>echo blah>._File2.txt

H:\period>dir /b
._File1
._File2.txt

H:\period>del ._*

H:\period>dir /b

H:\period>

[batchcc]

Since you're already trying to count the files you can also use the loop to delete them.

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for /f "delims=" %%i in ('dir /b /a-d /s ^| findstr /rec:"\\\._[^\\]*"') do (del /f "%%~i" &&set /a "count+=1")

Steffen

The code is giving me this error and not deleting anything

Could Not Find H:\testing\._random.txt
Could Not Find H:\testing\._Day 1.docx
Could Not Find H:\testing\._Screen Shot 2017-05-26 at 2.16.41 PM.png

[aGerman]

Are you trying to delete hidden files? Update the DEL command

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del /a /f "%%~i"

Steffen

[batchcc]

Thanks aGerman this works great!