1.2 million files

[Jebadia]

OK, the question is; How can I delete 1.2 milion files from a single folder,easily?

Win2K system. Let me know if you need any other information.

-J

press crtl-a

press delete

[DVNT1]

I would do it from a command prompt so you don't have to wait for Windows to do its pre-delete check first.

del *.*

[sixf00t4]

Originally posted by DVNT1
I would do it from a command prompt so you don't have to wait for Windows to do its pre-delete check first.

del *.*

make sure you are in that folder when you use that command

[Urban_Squrill]

Why are that many files?

[Jebadia]

Command prompt doesn't work, too many files, the computer locks up. It is a 1Ghz processor with 256mb Ram.

This is our spam wastebasket which was supposed to be deleted but never was. (no, it was no my fault.) I just want to be the one who figures out how to fix it.


-J

[JacobM5727]

have you tried just deleting the folder? what about deleting it from another computer, if this one is on a network?

[Emc2]

maybe deleting one type at a time?

del *.dat
del *.jpg

or alphabetically

del a*.*
del b*.*

etc...

[sixf00t4]

whe you delete it by command prompt, are you just openning a cmd window? if so, try to boot to command line only.

[in silico]

im gonna have to agree with ground zero.