Delete Folder
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Note: The Actions Quick Reference provides a complete list of actions that you can print for easy reference.
What is the Delete Folder Action?
The Delete Folder Action deletes one or more Windows folders, including their content.
Creating a Delete Folder Action
Select Files &
Folders Actions 
to expand the Action
list. Select theDelete Folder 
Action
from the Actions list to display the
Action Builder.
Both the Timing
and Error
settings for this action may be configured
to fine tune the how the Action will run.
Note: For more information about the timing and error settings, go to Action Builder.
Enter the Folder
to be deleted 
. Be sure to enter
the full folder path.
Note: When entering
the folder path ,
an asterisk (wildcard character) can be used to select multiple
folders. The following example selects all the subfolders
in the directory: "C:\MyFolder\*"
Check the Use recycle
bin option 
if the deleted
folders should be moved to the Windows Recycle Bin rather than being permanently
deleted.
Note: Selecting the
Use recycle bin option
can slow down your script by several seconds.
Only select this option when needed.
The Options
section 
allows you to further refine which folders
are selected. Enabling any of the these options will only include
folders with specific attributes. You have the ability to filter
folders by:
- Create date
- Equal to
- Newer than
- Newer than or equal to
- Older than
- Older than or equal to
- Last modified date
- Equal to
- Newer than
- Newer than or equal to
- Older than
- Older than or equal to
- Folder size
- Equal to
- Larger than
- Larger than or equal to
- Smaller than
- Smaller than or equal to
Additionally, you have the ability to filter by the Read-Only, Archive, Hidden, System, and Compressed attributes of the folder.
Optionally add Notes
to the Action to document any special instructions
or functionality. When the Run Switch
is set to Run, the action
will be executed after clicking OK.
Note: The run switch is set to Run by default. To create or modify this action without executing it, click the slider to change the option to Don't Run. For more information, go to Action Builder.
Click the OK
button 
to save the Action.