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In my batch file, I have the line

rmdir c:\backups /s /q

but when I run it, I get a message saying that it can't be performed because the directory is in use by another process. I'm not too sure why it's saying this, but is there a way to kill the other process in my batch file so that the command will always work?

Thanks

not really. Do you know what the process is? Will it always be the same?

Oh -- by the way -- make sure you're not trying to delete the folder if you're current working directory is inside it.

so make sure you're not at c:\backups trying to rm c:\backups. cd \ first.