Batch Script Delete Folders & Files (Except One) From Remote PCs - batch-file

We have multiple workstations that we need to do this on, and would like to batch script it (PowerShell is not an option for this particular task).
On each PC, we need to kill a specific process ("univmgr.exe"), then delete all subfolders and files from the following parent directory: C:\DRS\TEMP, except one subfolder named "DGNUser10" (as well as excluding everything inside the DGNUser10 subfolder).
I'm able to get my test script to work when I run it locally on a single test machine:
#echo off
taskkill /f /im univmgr.exe /t
pushd "C:\DRS\TEMP" || exit /B 1
for /D %%D in ("*") do (
if /I not "%%~nxD"=="DGNUser10" rd /S /Q "%%~D"
)
for %%F in ("*") do (
del "%%~F"
)
popd
But when I try to target a text file list of computers (list.txt), something is horribly wrong with my syntax, but I haven't yet been able to figure out what it is or how to fix it... Here's the current script I've been tweaking and testing:
:Start
cls
#echo off
for /f "tokens=*" %%A in (list.txt) do (
taskkill /f /im univmgr.exe /t
for /D %%D in ("C:\DRS\TEMP") do (
if /I not "%%~nxD"=="DGNUser10" rd /S /Q "%%~D"
)
for %%F in ("*") do (
del "%%~F"
)
)
Goto End
:End

Thanks to Squashman's gentle and spot-on leading, I was able to figure out what I needed to modify in my code in order to get the script working!
Here's the updated script:
:Start
cls
#echo off
for /f "tokens=*" %%A in (list.txt) do (
taskkill /s \\%%A /f /im univmgr.exe /t
pushd "\\%%A\c$\DRS\TEMP" || exit /B 1
for /D %%D in ("*") do (
if /I not "%%~nxD"=="DGNUser10" rd /S /Q "%%~D"
)
for %%F in ("*") do (
del "%%~F"
)
popd
)
Goto End
:End

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Batch script to delete all the subfolders inside specific folder in all remote servers and output as a text file

Here I am trying to execute a batch script which deletes subfolders under folder "updates" in all remote machines. List of servers are passed as input
(serverlist.txt)
echo off
for /f %%l in (C:\deleteauto\delrem\serverlist.txt) do
if exist C:\updates goto sub
if not exist C:\updates goto nofile
:sub
del /f /q "C:\updates\*.*"
for /d %%d in ("C:\updates\*.*") do rmdir /s /q "%%d"
echo folder is deleted in %%l >>c:\finaloutput.txt
:nofile
echo No folders in %%l >>c:\final output.txt
Can someone please help in rectifying the errors. Script executed but outputs nothing.
Try this code:
#echo off
for /f "tokens=*" %%l in (C:\deleteauto\delrem\serverlist.txt) do (
if exist "\\%%l\C$\updates" (
pushd "\\%%l\C$\updates"
del /f /q "*."
for /d %%d in ("*.") do rmdir /s /q "%%d"
echo Folder is deleted on server: %%l>>finaloutput.txt
popd
) else (
echo Folder does not exist on server: %%l>>finaloutput.txt
)
)
Here's an example of how I may tackle the task:
#Echo Off
SetLocal EnableExtensions DisableDelayedExpansion
Set "SvrLst=C:\deleteauto\delrem\serverlist.txt"
If Not Exist "%SvrLst%" GoTo :EOF
(For /F UseBackQ^ Delims^=^ EOL^= %%G In ("%SvrLst%"
) Do PushD "%%~G\C$\updates" 2>NUL && (
RD /S /Q . 2>NUL
Echo Instruction to empty directory applied on %%~G & PopD
) || Echo Directory path not found on %%~G) 1>"C:\finaloutput.txt"
You will note that I have not stated that the directory was emptied. Just because an instruction was applied, does not mean that it was successful at doing so. Unless you check that the \C$\updates directory is completely empty afterwards, you should not imply that it is.
Errors were rectified by #Fire Fox , Thank you! Modified slightly & it worked as expected.
Code:
#echo off
for /f "tokens=*" %%l in (C:\deleteauto\delrem\serverlist.txt) do (
if exist "\\%%l\C$\updates" (
pushd "\\%%l\C$\updates"
del /f /q "\\%%l\C$\updates\*.*"
for /d %%d in ("\\%%l\C$\updates\*.*") do rmdir /s /q "%%d"
echo Folder is deleted on server: %%l>>C:\finaloutput.txt
popd
) else (
echo Folder does not exist on server: %%l>>C:\finaloutput.txt
)
)

windows batch: copy files in the loop

I have a directory with .txt files. I need to loop over them and perform two tasks: pass the file into Oracle's stored proc and move it into archive directory. For some reason second task does not work for me. What am I missing?
REM -----------------------------------------
REM first step changes file extension to .632
REM -----------------------------------------
for /f %%I in ('dir /b \\db01\load\*.txt') do (sqlplus.exe usr/pwd#DB #\\db01\sql\load.sql %%I)
for /f %%I in ('dir /b \\db01\load\*.632') do (move \\file01\archive)
Here's a couple of untested examples:
#Echo Off
PushD "\\db01\load" 2>Nul || Exit /B
For %%A In (*.txt *.632) Do (
If /I "%%~xA"==".txt" sqlplus usr/pwd#DB #"..\sql\load.sql" "%%A"
If /I "%%~xA"==".632" If Exist "..\..\file01\archive\" Move /Y "%%A" "..\..\file01\archive" >Nul
)
PopD
 
#Echo Off
PushD "\\db01\load" 2>Nul || Exit /B
For %%A In (*.txt) Do sqlplus usr/pwd#DB #"..\sql\load.sql" "%%A"
If Exist "*.632" Move /Y "*.632" "..\..\file01\archive" >Nul
PopD
Additionally, depending upon your sqlplus command requirements, you may wish to look at the Start command usage information, start /?

Delete all except two folders with .bat file

Batch
#echo off
set folder="c:\FTP\"
set keep="keep1"
set keeptwo="keep2"
cd /d %folder%
for /F "delims=" %%i in ('dir /b') do (
if /i "%%~ni" NEQ %keep% if /i "%%~ni" NEQ %keeptwo% (rmdir "%%i" /s/q || del "%%i" /s/q)
)
pause
Situation
folder1/file1.txt
folder2/file1.txt
keep1/file1.txt
keep2/file1.txt
file1.txt
Expected result
I need to keep "keep1" and "keep2" folders and all included files, but "folder1" and "folder2" and "file1.txt" with all subdirectories and files must be deleted.
Current result
It removes all files in all folders, removes "folder1" and "folder2", and keeps "keep1" and "keep2"
Any clue what I'm missing.
You cannot use the /S option with the DELETE command as that will delete the file in the current directory and all subdirectories.
Regardless of that, this is how I would accomplish the task so that you don't get the error from the RMDIR command. I use an IF EXIST command to determine if it is a file or directory.
#echo off
set "folder=c:\FTP\"
set "keep=keep1"
set "keeptwo=keep2"
cd /d %folder%
for /F "delims=" %%G in ('dir /b') do (
if /I NOT "%%G"=="%keep%" (
if /I NOT "%%G"=="%keeptwo%" (
REM check if it is a directory or file
IF EXIST "%%G\" (
rmdir "%%G" /s /q
) else (
del "%%G" /q
)
)
)
)
I'm assuming that this is what you wanted to do:
#Echo Off
Set "folder=C:\FTP"
Set "keep=keep1"
Set "keeptwo=keep2"
CD /D "%folder%" 2>Nul || Exit /B
Del /F/A/Q *
For /D %%A In (*) Do If /I Not "%%A"=="%keep%" If /I Not "%%A"=="%keep2%" RD /S/Q "%%A"
Pause

Delete files and subfolders in the folders "tmp" and "cache"

I want to use this script below to clean out "tmp" and "cache" folders in websites like "C:\Storage\Websites\Site1".
It tries to delete files and subfolders in "C:\Storage\Websites\Site1\tmp" and "C:\Storage\Websites\Site1\cache".
Which is right, but it also tries to delete files and subfolders in, for example, "C:\Storage\Websites\Site1\MySpecialLittleProgram\tmp" and, for example, "C:\Storage\Websites\Site1\MySpecialLittleProgram\cache".
Which is wrong. It should only clean up the "tmp" and "cache" folder in the root of the website and not in other subfolders.
If I delete the /s parameter in 'dir /a:d /b /s tmp cache' it will not find anything.
How can I do this part?
(I have deleted the /q parameter in the file deleting part and the folder removing part if anyone copies my script.)
#echo off
call:CleanUp "C:\Storage\Websites"
echo.&pause&goto:eof
::--------------------------------------------------------
::-- Function section starts below here
::--------------------------------------------------------
:CleanUp
IF EXIST %~1 (
cd /d %~1
FOR /f "tokens=*" %%i in ('dir /a:d /b /s tmp cache') DO (
echo %%i
::DELETING FILES I FOLDERS AND SUBFOLDERS
del %%i /s
::DELETING NOW EMPTY FOLDERS AND SUBFOLDERS
FOR /D %%p IN ("%%i\*.*") DO rmdir "%%p" /s
)
)
goto:eof
UPDATE:
I updated my code to be (it is working now):
#echo off
call:CleanUp "C:\Storage\Web"
call:CleanUp "C:\Storage\Web-IIS"
goto:eof
::--------------------------------------------------------
::-- Function section starts below here
::--------------------------------------------------------
:CleanUp
IF EXIST %~1 (
cd /d %~1
FOR /f "tokens=*" %%i in ('dir /a:d /b') DO (
IF EXIST %%i\tmp (
del %%i\tmp /s /q
FOR /D %%p IN ("%%i\tmp\*.*") DO rmdir "%%p" /s /q
)
IF EXIST %%i\cache (
del %%i\cache /s /q
FOR /D %%p IN ("%%i\cache\*.*") DO rmdir "%%p" /s /q
)
)
)
goto:eof
This should remove the files in those two locations:
#echo off
del "C:\Storage\Websites\Site1\tmp\*.*" /a /s
del "C:\Storage\Websites\Site1\cache\*.*" /a /s
From your comment, this may be what you need to do: remove the echo keyword after testing it to see the commands on the console that would be executed.
#echo off
cd /d "C:\Storage\Websites"
for /d %%a in (*) do (
for %%b in (tmp cache) do (
pushd "%%~fa\%%b" 2>nul && (echo rd /s /q "%%~fa\%%b" 2>nul & popd)
)
)
pause
I suggest to use rmdir or rd for this task:
rd "C:\Storage\Websites\Site1\tmp" /S /Q
md "C:\Storage\Websites\Site1\tmp"
rd "C:\Storage\Websites\Site1\cache" /S /Q
md "C:\Storage\Websites\Site1"
Command rd with options /S for all subdirectories and /Q for quiet deletes also tmp and cache, but those 2 directories can be easily recreated using command md although I'm quite sure that this would not be really necessary here as the application creating tmp and cache would do it also automatically.
If that is not what you want, please show as directory listings with files and folders in one of the two directories before cleanup and after cleanup.

FORFILES in FOR loops issues

i am trying to make a script to remove empty folders and delete files a number of days old. depending on what the txt file delimiters are set to. I have came up with this so far:
::Batch
SET CDID=%~dp0
SET TEST=TRUE
IF %TEST%==TRUE (
SET COMND1=ECHO
SET COMND2=ECHO
) ELSE (
SET COMND1=DEL
SET COMND2=RD
)
ECHO FILE RAN %date:~10%/%date:~4,2%/%date:~7,2% >>%CDID%\LOG.TXT
FOR /F "usebackq delims=| tokens=1,2" %%x IN (%CDID%PATH.txt) DO (
CALL :DEL_FOLDERS "%%x" %%y
CALL :DEL_FILES "%%x" %%y
)
GOTO :EOF
:DEL_FILES
FORFILES /p %1 /s /m *.* /d %2 /c "cmd /c %COMND1% #file"
GOTO :EOF
:DEL_FOLDERS
FOR /f "delims=" %%i in ('dir %%1 /s /b /ad ^| sort /r') do %COMND2% "%%i"
GOTO :EOF
::PATH.txt
C:\Temp\BLANK|10
C:\Temp\New folder|30
when i run the script #file will not populate and %%i will not populate, i am not sure what i am doing wrong. Help?
You made a couple of very small errors. In DEL_FOLDERS you used %%1 which meant that the argument was not expanded (you only needed one % here). You also did not handle the case where there are no files that match or the directories are empty. In the FORFILES command you put /m *.*; although the documentation says this is the default, the documentation is incorrect. Missing out the /m matches all files (the default) but by saying /m *.* you only match files with a dot!
My corrected version is:
::Batch
SET CDID=%~dp0
SET TEST=TRUE
IF %TEST%==TRUE (
SET COMND1=ECHO
SET COMND2=ECHO
) ELSE (
SET COMND1=DEL
SET COMND2=RD
)
ECHO FILE RAN %date:~10%/%date:~4,2%/%date:~7,2% >>%CDID%\LOG.TXT
FOR /F "usebackq delims=| tokens=1,2" %%x IN (%CDID%PATH.txt) DO (
CALL :DEL_FOLDERS "%%x" %%y
CALL :DEL_FILES "%%x" %%y
)
GOTO :EOF
:DEL_FILES
FORFILES /p %1 /s /d %2 /c "cmd /c %COMND1% #file" 2> nul
GOTO :EOF
:DEL_FOLDERS
FOR /f "delims=" %%i in ('dir "%~1" /s /b /ad 2^>nul ^| sort /r') do %COMND2% "%%i"
GOTO :EOF
::PATH.txt
C:\Temp\BLANK|10
C:\Temp\New folder|30

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