Delete Directory

[hermhart]

I think I am missing something really simple, but I don't know what. Shouldn't the following work to delete the directory called "_Exports" that is on my desktop in the sub-directory of "test"?

delete 0,0, "%desktop%\test\_Exports";

XY 27.00.0400
Windows 11 64-bit

[highend]

Not if it is in %commondesktop% / %desktopreal%...

[hermhart]

But both %desktop% and %desktopreal% are taking me to the same place. Should it make a difference?

[highend]

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text quicksearch("/d", "%commondesktop%");
  text quicksearch("/d", "%desktopreal%");

[hermhart]

It is not in %commondesktop%. But it is in %desktop% and %desktopreal% (which both point to the same location). Just strange that using the delete command to a directory in a sub-directory of %desktop% doesn't work. So I guess to get around this I will use %desktopreal%.

Thank you, highend.

[jupe]

SC delete requires full path, which %desktopreal% is, whereas %desktop% resolves to a relative path.