Multiple Delete

[ai18ma]

Hi There,



How do I delete a certain file in many folders in one go in XP? With DOS it

was a cinch; with XP, I have to use the Windows Explorer and go to every and

each folder, select the file and delete it.

I don't have the rights to execute a .bat file.

What is the better way of doing this? Thanks.

 

[Alan Edwards]

Use the Search facility (Start-Search)



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On Tue, 25 May 2010 01:36:01 -0700, in

microsoft.public.windowsxp.general, ai18ma

wrote:



>Hi There,

>

>How do I delete a certain file in many folders in one go in XP? With DOS it

>was a cinch; with XP, I have to use the Windows Explorer and go to every and

>each folder, select the file and delete it.

>I don't have the rights to execute a .bat file.

>What is the better way of doing this? Thanks.

 

[ai18ma]

Thank you Alan.



I also need to copy another file to replace the deleted one to all those

folders. How would this go?



"Alan Edwards" wrote:



> Use the Search facility (Start-Search)

>

> ....Alan

> --

> Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer

> http://dts-l.com/index.htm

>

>

>

> On Tue, 25 May 2010 01:36:01 -0700, in

> microsoft.public.windowsxp.general, ai18ma

> wrote:

>

> >Hi There,

> >

> >How do I delete a certain file in many folders in one go in XP? With DOS it

> >was a cinch; with XP, I have to use the Windows Explorer and go to every and

 

[Terry R.]

On 5/25/2010 1:36 AM On a whim, ai18ma pounded out on the keyboard



> Hi There,

>

> How do I delete a certain file in many folders in one go in XP? With DOS it

> was a cinch; with XP, I have to use the Windows Explorer and go to every and

> each folder, select the file and delete it.

> I don't have the rights to execute a .bat file.

> What is the better way of doing this? Thanks.

>



Are you trying to synchronize folders? If so, try allway sync:

http://www.allwaysync.com/ . I recently found this app and I am testing

it now for network workstation file syncing.



If you create a batch file, you can right click on it and select, "Run

as" and elevate your permissions.





Terry R.

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