This Windows batch script will delete everything in a folder that is not of a
certain type - in this excample .lnk
(Windows shortcut):
@echo off
cd C:\tmp
:: Delete all files except .lnk
for %%f in (*) do (
if "%%~xf" NEQ ".lnk" del "%%f"
)
:: Delete all directories
for /d %%d in (*) do (
rmdir /s /q "%%d"
)
Note:
The script first deletes all files (except .lnk
files)
and then deletes all directories in C:\tmp
.
Before running such scripts, always back up your data and test on a smaller
scale or in a different directory to ensure it behaves as expected.