Quick directory delete

michaelmross · 26th January 2005, 15:08

On uninstall, I want to delete a directory that may contain several hundred files. With RMDIR /r, each file is individually deleted - this is very slow and unnerving for the user. Is there a way to delete the whole folder at once without the recursive process of deleting each file individually first?

Comperio · 27th January 2005, 04:49

Have you tried DELETE c:\path\*.* followd by RMDIR /r? (Just a thought--I've not actually tried it...)

kichik · 27th January 2005, 14:18

There is no way to do this with NSIS. I don't think it's even possible.

bdfy · 7th February 2005, 15:10

I used the following to delete directory $INSTDIR\resistance

Quote:

Section
....
Execwait '"$INSTDIR\Respack.bat"'
...
SectionEnd

Respack.bat

Quote:

RMDir /s /q resistance

Note: you will see splash od DOs screen...

kichik
Is there any chance we can easily do it with future versions
of NSIS ?

kichik · 10th February 2005, 18:47

What do you think DOS's RMDIR does differently? Have you tried using SetDetailsPrint to disable output of NSIS's RMDir? That might speed it up a bit.

badcom · 14th October 2014, 16:25

Hi guys,

Any suggestion for this? I'm deleting a dir when launching the browser and it's been quite slow.

Any work-around?

JasonFriday13 · 15th October 2014, 06:24

What about deleting the dir in a separate executable when the program closes? Or is this an installer, not a program launcher?

26th January 2005, 15:08	#1
michaelmross Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 19	Quick directory delete On uninstall, I want to delete a directory that may contain several hundred files. With RMDIR /r, each file is individually deleted - this is very slow and unnerving for the user. Is there a way to delete the whole folder at once without the recursive process of deleting each file individually first?

27th January 2005, 14:18	#3
kichik M.I.A. [NSIS Dev, Mod] Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Israel Posts: 11,343	There is no way to do this with NSIS. I don't think it's even possible. NSIS FAQ \| NSIS Home Page \| Donate $ "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." -- Confucius

10th February 2005, 18:47	#5
kichik M.I.A. [NSIS Dev, Mod] Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Israel Posts: 11,343	What do you think DOS's RMDIR does differently? Have you tried using SetDetailsPrint to disable output of NSIS's RMDir? That might speed it up a bit. NSIS FAQ \| NSIS Home Page \| Donate $ "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." -- Confucius

14th October 2014, 16:25	#6
badcom Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Posts: 4	Bumping this Hi guys, Any suggestion for this? I'm deleting a dir when launching the browser and it's been quite slow. Any work-around?

15th October 2014, 06:24	#7
JasonFriday13 Major Dude Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 916	What about deleting the dir in a separate executable when the program closes? Or is this an installer, not a program launcher? "Only a MouseHelmet will save you from a MouseTrap" -Jason Ross (Me) NSIS 3 POSIX Ninja Wiki Profile

27th January 2005, 04:49	#2
Comperio Major Dude Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Oregon Coast Posts: 737	Have you tried DELETE c:\path\. followd by RMDIR /r? (Just a thought--I've not actually tried it...)

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