Vista - Deleting Vista Search Folders

Hmmmmm...
It works even without the Attrib command. Though I don't understand why I have to change directory first???

This works:
CD C:\Users\Dan\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Photo Gallery
DEL Pictures.pd4

and this does NOT work:
DEL C:\Users\Dan\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Photo Gallery\Pictures.pd4

Oh, I'm leaving on a mini vacation. So if someone replies I may not read your reply for a while...

At a command prompt Type attrib /? for help on the attrib command.

You probably "get no access to the files" because WPG does not save files to
the WPG folder/directory. Files are saved to the same folder/directory you
opened them from.

"pvc" <pvc.36u673@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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Because of the spaces in the name of 'Windows Photo Gallery', you need to
enclose the entire path in quotes:

DEL "C:\Users\Keith\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Photo
Gallery\Pictures.pd4"

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Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]



"pvc" <pvc.36u9o4@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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Yep, enclosing the entire path in quotes works just fine.

I have another folder that is giving me trouble (Temporary Internet Files). I can delete the files manually. But I cannot delete them from an automated script (.cmd) file. Also I tried placing the entire path in quotes because the folder name contains spaces. btw> I use Mozilla Firefox instead of Internet Explorer:

DEL "C:\Users\Dan\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\*.*"

Hi, pvc.

I'm not sure if those TIF files can be deleted while IE is running. TIF
files don't behave like "normal" files and are best handled by IE's Tools |
Internet Options. On the first (General) page, under Browsing history,
there are buttons to Delete or to change the TIF files.

In Tools | Internet Options | Advanced, under Security (the last category),
you can check the box to "Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when browser
is closed". Does this accomplish what you are trying to do?

RC
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R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
rc@xxxxxx
Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Live Mail 2008 in Vista Ultimate x64 SP1)

"pvc" <pvc.3773h4@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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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\*.*"

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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.

See if this works for you:
attrib -r -a -s -h del /y [drive] path] [filename]
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"pvc" <pvc.378wr2@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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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]



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