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Asked: May 27, 20262026-05-27T13:48:31+00:00 2026-05-27T13:48:31+00:00

When I execute following line on CMD, it doesn’t delete hidden files. What’s wrong

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When I execute following line on CMD, it doesn’t delete hidden files. What’s wrong with this function?

For /r %%i in (*.mta) do del "%%i"
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    2026-05-27T13:48:32+00:00Added an answer on May 27, 2026 at 1:48 pm

    Don’t do it in a loop.

    del /S /A:H <folder_name> *.mta
    

    deletes recursively in subfolders, with the attributes, hidden; help del in cmd will give you more options.

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