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Hi Guys,

I use a central NAS system at home. I have two computers connecting to it. One is a Windows 7 machine, and the other is a MacBook Pro.

Whenever I add to or browse the NAS, it leaves hidden folders called ".AppleDouble" which is hidden, and sometimes a file called ".DSSTORE" or something-or-rather.

I was after a batch file which scans a main directory folder and its sub-directories. ie "z:\school work" (which has sub-directories like "mathematics, english, etc" and delete any ".AppleDouble" files located in any folder.

Is this possible?

Kind regards, and thanks in advance

Hi amel27,

Thanks for your quick reply.

Does that piece of code scan all sub-directories as well as the main directory? Sorry if it seems obvious, but I'm a bit rusty when it comes to batch/dos files.. Haven't played around with them in about 10 years.

So in other words:
Z:\school work\.AppleDouble
Z:\school work\maths\.AppleDouble
Z:\school work\english\.AppleDouble
etc..?

And also, would the script terminate if it scans a file and does not find the .AppleDouble file? Or would it just continue?

Thanks again..

yes, switch /s enable search selected file in root folder and subfolders, switch /h find only hidden files... if hidden attribute may set or not, command syntax: