command line to delete folder contents

[Sebastian4]

What line in a batch file would delete the contents of
C:\Users\MyName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Te mporary Internet Files\ ?
del /F /S /Q /A "C:\Users\MyName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\T emporary Internet Files\*.*"
fails, so does
del "C:\Users\MyName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\T emporary Internet Files\*.*" /q

[hackerman1]

Hi !

Welcome to the forum.

I don´t use use CMD.EXE so i can´t tell you how exactly the commands and their switches work.

I stopped using Command.com / CMD.exe years ago...
Personally i use TCC/LE Enhance Your Windows Command Line, CMD Batch Files, and Command Prompt Windows which is much better.

But i see one error in the first command above, there is a switch: /A, if you use that swich then you must also specify the attribut, Read-only, System, Hidden etc.

Type: "del /?" and take a look...

I created a folder and copied some files into it, both commands above work when i try them.
But you have to remove /A from the first.

[Sebastian4]

Removing the '/a' did NOT improve response. Thank you for the hint about TCC/LE - I'll investigate it. I suspect my problem has to do with the fact that it is TIF which I am trying to empty - and it may be a 'phantom location' in Win7.

[Sax]

CMD commands rarely find any use these days.

[hackerman1]

CMD commands rarely find any use these days.

oh, really ?
personally i run some bat-files daily....
although TCC not CMD.

[DustinH]

Are you running the CMD program as an administrator? You may need to do that to be able to have the command run successfully.

[Sebastian4]

Are you running the CMD program as an administrator? You may need to do that to be able to have the command run successfully.

I have simply run the batch file i.e. double clicked its desktop icon - I have NO idea how to do that 'as administrator'.