Revisions to Delete specific files within a directory. How can i do it?

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Here is how I might approach it. I would make a list of directories to look in.

dirsToClean = {"C:\\Users\\rpotter\\Downloads", 
  "C:\\Users\\rpotter\\Documents", "C:\\Users\\rpotter\\Desktop"};

Then I would make a list of keywords.

keywords = {"test", "temp",".tmp"};

And add wildcards to either side of the keywords.

keywordsWC = "*" <> # <> "*" & /@ keywords
(*{"*test*", "*temp*", "*.tmp*"}*)

Now I can search for those files.

filesToDelete = FileNames[keywords2FileNames[keywordsWC, dirsdirsToClean, IgnoreCase -> True] (*Or False as desired*)

If everything looks good we can delete them.

FileDelete[filesToDelete]DeleteFile[filesToDelete]

But maybe before deleting them we move them to a folder so we can look through them first.

CreateDirectory["c:\\FilesToDelete"]
RenameFile[#, 
   FileNameJoin[{"c:\\FilesToDelete", 
     FileNameSplit[#][[-1]]}]] & /@ filesToDelete

And then just delete all the files in that directory.

Here is how I might approach it. I would make a list of directories to look in.

dirsToClean = {"C:\\Users\\rpotter\\Downloads", 
  "C:\\Users\\rpotter\\Documents", "C:\\Users\\rpotter\\Desktop"};

Then I would make a list of keywords.

keywords = {"test", "temp",".tmp"};

And add wildcards to either side of the keywords.

keywordsWC = "*" <> # <> "*" & /@ keywords
(*{"*test*", "*temp*", "*.tmp*"}*)

Now I can search for those files.

filesToDelete = FileNames[keywords2, dirs, IgnoreCase -> True] (*Or False as desired*)

If everything looks good we can delete them.

FileDelete[filesToDelete]

But maybe before deleting them we move them to a folder so we can look through them first.

CreateDirectory["c:\\FilesToDelete"]
RenameFile[#, 
   FileNameJoin[{"c:\\FilesToDelete", 
     FileNameSplit[#][[-1]]}]] & /@ filesToDelete

And then just delete all the files in that directory.

Here is how I might approach it. I would make a list of directories to look in.

dirsToClean = {"C:\\Users\\rpotter\\Downloads", 
  "C:\\Users\\rpotter\\Documents", "C:\\Users\\rpotter\\Desktop"};

Then I would make a list of keywords.

keywords = {"test", "temp",".tmp"};

And add wildcards to either side of the keywords.

keywordsWC = "*" <> # <> "*" & /@ keywords
(*{"*test*", "*temp*", "*.tmp*"}*)

Now I can search for those files.

filesToDelete = FileNames[keywordsWC, dirsToClean, IgnoreCase -> True] (*Or False as desired*)

If everything looks good we can delete them.

DeleteFile[filesToDelete]

But maybe before deleting them we move them to a folder so we can look through them first.

CreateDirectory["c:\\FilesToDelete"]
RenameFile[#, 
   FileNameJoin[{"c:\\FilesToDelete", 
     FileNameSplit[#][[-1]]}]] & /@ filesToDelete

And then just delete all the files in that directory.

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edited Nov 16, 2022 at 21:18

Rudy Potter

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Here is how I might approach it. I would make a list of directories to look in.

dirsToClean = {"C:\\Users\\rpotter\\Downloads", 
  "C:\\Users\\rpotter\\Documents", "C:\\Users\\rpotter\\Desktop"};

Then I would make a list of keywords.

keywords = {"test", "temp",".tmp"};

And add wildcards to either side of the keywords.

keywordsWC = "*" <> # <> "*" & /@ keywords
(*{"*test*", "*temp*", "*.tmp*"}*)

Now I can search for those files.

filesToDelete = FileNames[keywords2, dirs, IgnoreCase -> True] (*Or False as desired*)

If everything looks good we can delete them.

FileDelete[filesToDelete]

But maybe before deleting them we move them to a folder so we can look through them first.

CreateDirectory["c:\\FilesToDelete"]
RenameFile[#, 
   FileNameJoin[{"c:\\FilesToDelete", 
     FileBaseName[#]FileNameSplit[#][[-1]]}]] & /@ filesToDelete

And then just delete all the files in that directory.

Here is how I might approach it. I would make a list of directories to look in.

dirsToClean = {"C:\\Users\\rpotter\\Downloads", 
  "C:\\Users\\rpotter\\Documents", "C:\\Users\\rpotter\\Desktop"};

Then I would make a list of keywords.

keywords = {"test", "temp",".tmp"};

And add wildcards to either side of the keywords.

keywordsWC = "*" <> # <> "*" & /@ keywords
(*{"*test*", "*temp*", "*.tmp*"}*)

Now I can search for those files.

filesToDelete = FileNames[keywords2, dirs, IgnoreCase -> True] (*Or False as desired*)

If everything looks good we can delete them.

FileDelete[filesToDelete]

But maybe before deleting them we move them to a folder so we can look through them first.

CreateDirectory["c:\\FilesToDelete"]
RenameFile[#, 
   FileNameJoin[{"c:\\FilesToDelete", 
     FileBaseName[#]}]] & /@ filesToDelete

And then just delete all the files in that directory.

Here is how I might approach it. I would make a list of directories to look in.

dirsToClean = {"C:\\Users\\rpotter\\Downloads", 
  "C:\\Users\\rpotter\\Documents", "C:\\Users\\rpotter\\Desktop"};

Then I would make a list of keywords.

keywords = {"test", "temp",".tmp"};

And add wildcards to either side of the keywords.

keywordsWC = "*" <> # <> "*" & /@ keywords
(*{"*test*", "*temp*", "*.tmp*"}*)

Now I can search for those files.

filesToDelete = FileNames[keywords2, dirs, IgnoreCase -> True] (*Or False as desired*)

If everything looks good we can delete them.

FileDelete[filesToDelete]

But maybe before deleting them we move them to a folder so we can look through them first.

CreateDirectory["c:\\FilesToDelete"]
RenameFile[#, 
   FileNameJoin[{"c:\\FilesToDelete", 
     FileNameSplit[#][[-1]]}]] & /@ filesToDelete

And then just delete all the files in that directory.

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edited Nov 16, 2022 at 21:13

Rudy Potter

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Here is how I might approach it. I would make a list of directories to look in.

dirsToClean = {"C:\\Users\\rpotter\\Downloads", 
  "C:\\Users\\rpotter\\Documents", "C:\\Users\\rpotter\\Desktop"};

Then I would make a list of keywords.

keywords = {"test", "temp",".tmp"};

And add wildcards to either side of the keywords.

keywordsWC = "*" <> # <> "*" & /@ keywords
(*{"*test*", "*temp*", "*.tmp*"}*)

Now I can search for those files.

filesToDelete = FileNames[keywords2, dirs, IgnoreCase -> True] (*Or False as desired*)

If everything looks good we can delete them.

FileDelete[filesToDelete]

But maybe before deleting them we move them to a folder so we can look through them first.

CreateDirectory["c:\\FilesToDelete"]
RenameFile[#, 
   FileNameJoin[{"c:\\FilesToDelete", 
     FileBaseName[#]}]] & /@ filestodeletefilesToDelete

And then just delete all the files in that directory.

Here is how I might approach it. I would make a list of directories to look in.

dirsToClean = {"C:\\Users\\rpotter\\Downloads", 
  "C:\\Users\\rpotter\\Documents", "C:\\Users\\rpotter\\Desktop"};

Then I would make a list of keywords.

keywords = {"test", "temp",".tmp"};

And add wildcards to either side of the keywords.

keywordsWC = "*" <> # <> "*" & /@ keywords
(*{"*test*", "*temp*", "*.tmp*"}*)

Now I can search for those files.

filesToDelete = FileNames[keywords2, dirs, IgnoreCase -> True] (*Or False as desired*)

If everything looks good we can delete them.

FileDelete[filesToDelete]

But maybe before deleting them we move them to a folder so we can look through them first.

CreateDirectory["c:\\FilesToDelete"]
RenameFile[#, 
   FileNameJoin[{"c:\\FilesToDelete", 
     FileBaseName[#]}]] & /@ filestodelete

And then just delete all the files in that directory.

Here is how I might approach it. I would make a list of directories to look in.

dirsToClean = {"C:\\Users\\rpotter\\Downloads", 
  "C:\\Users\\rpotter\\Documents", "C:\\Users\\rpotter\\Desktop"};

Then I would make a list of keywords.

keywords = {"test", "temp",".tmp"};

And add wildcards to either side of the keywords.

keywordsWC = "*" <> # <> "*" & /@ keywords
(*{"*test*", "*temp*", "*.tmp*"}*)

Now I can search for those files.

filesToDelete = FileNames[keywords2, dirs, IgnoreCase -> True] (*Or False as desired*)

If everything looks good we can delete them.

FileDelete[filesToDelete]

But maybe before deleting them we move them to a folder so we can look through them first.

CreateDirectory["c:\\FilesToDelete"]
RenameFile[#, 
   FileNameJoin[{"c:\\FilesToDelete", 
     FileBaseName[#]}]] & /@ filesToDelete

And then just delete all the files in that directory.

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