ady199 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Can anyone please let me know what software I can use to search and delete multiple instances of a file extension in Windows 8.1. Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc302 Veteran Posted May 9, 2014 Veteran Share Posted May 9, 2014 winkey + r cmd cd\ del /s /q *.extension ----------------------------------------------------------- so if I wanted to delete all of the files that end in doc on my computer I would type this in at a command prompt when at the root of c. del /s /q *.doc ----------------------------------------------------------- fyi delDeletes one or more files.DEL [/P] [/F] [/s] [/Q] [/A[[:]attributes]] namesERASE [/P] [/F] [/s] [/Q] [/A[[:]attributes]] names names Specifies a list of one or more files or directories. Wildcards may be used to delete multiple files. If a directory is specified, all files within the directory will be deleted. /P Prompts for confirmation before deleting each file. /F Force deleting of read-only files. /S Delete specified files from all subdirectories. /Q Quiet mode, do not ask if ok to delete on global wildcard /A Selects files to delete based on attributes attributes R Read-only files S System files H Hidden files A Files ready for archiving I Not content indexed Files L Reparse Points - Prefix meaning notIf Command Extensions are enabled DEL and ERASE change as follows:The display semantics of the /S switch are reversed in that it showsyou only the files that are deleted, not the ones it could not find. ady199 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ady199 Posted May 9, 2014 Author Share Posted May 9, 2014 Perfect - Many Thanks for your help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metallithrax Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Use search to find all instances of the extension, then select all and delete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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