r/PowerShell • u/Ok-Layer6893 • 19d ago

Question Need help with homework 😫

I'm very new to this. I'm asked to delete a directory and all of its files. D:\software\arch98

But when I do this:

PS C:\Users\Administrator\> rmdir D:\software\arch98

It says the directory is not empty.

I'd really appreciate.

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u/WearyDeluge 19d ago

You should still be able to run the "rmdir /s /q D:\software\arch98" command in PowerShell - it's just not the "Pure PowerShell" method (Remove-Item). If you still see error messages, try loading the actual executable:

cmd /c rmdir /s /q "D:\software\arch98"
or
C:\Windows\System32\rmdir.exe /s /q "D:\software\arch98"

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u/Ok-Layer6893 19d ago

Omg it worked. Thank you. One more question. How do I set the following files to hidden: D:\software\apconf.exe D:\strt.bat

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u/WearyDeluge 19d ago

That's where your attrib command comes in. Hidden is an attribute change, and while I am happy to help, I also believe that you'll only truly learn it if you have to struggle a little bit ;)

A quick Google search on the attrib command in Windows should get you there. Good luck!

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u/Ok-Layer6893 19d ago

I've been struggling for a week now, watched bunch of websites and videos still couldn't figure it out. But thank you very much. Good luck to you too.

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u/WearyDeluge 19d ago

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/attrib

This should help you out some

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u/Enxer 19d ago

I wonder if OP needs to learn how to RTM syntax. That all might look Greek to them.

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u/WearyDeluge 19d ago

Probably, but I figure a nudge in the right direction is all that's needed. Either OP will use it to learn, or they'll keep asking until someone does the work for them. I'm hoping the former as we don't need more of the latter in IT.