Try dir /a
There's a hidden subdirectory structure under Content.IE5
From the TIF directory, this deleted a bunch of files for me:
del /a /s /q *.*
though some still showed via the IE -> Options interface. But I forgot to
check that before deletion
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Good Luck,
Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
"pvc" <pvc.378wr2@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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>
> Bob;669505 Wrote: Quote:
>> Dan,
>> This works for me.
>>
>> del /y "C:\Users\Dan\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet
>> Files\*.*"
>>
>> attrib -h "C:\Users\Dan\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary
>> Internet
>> Files\*.*"
>>
> I can't get the files deleted using the DEL command. For that matter I
> cannot even SEE the files with a simple DIR command. It seems to be the
> same before or after removing the hidden attribute via "ATTRIB -h".
>
> When I do a:
> DIR "C:\Users\Dan\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet
> Files\*.*"
> I see only directories, no files.
>
> 03/23/2008 07:28 PM <DIR> .
> 03/23/2008 07:28 PM <DIR> ..
> 03/23/2008 07:28 PM <DIR> Low
> 0 File(s) 0 bytes
> 3 Dir(s) 92,626,878,564 bytes free
>
> The files magically appear and can be deleted manually (using
> Start/Computer/C:...) but I want to delete the files from an automated
> script (.cmd) file.
>
>
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> pvc