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Re:Byenow – A command-line Windows utility for faster folder... by mvladic on Thursday February 20, 2020 @06:28AM (#22374309)
FYI builtin command "RMDIR /Q/S foldername" is fast, at least much faster then using windows file explorer.
Re:Byenow – A command-line Windows utility for faster folder... by apankrat on Thursday February 20, 2020 @06:45AM (#22374362)
It's mentioned on the homepage.

There's also "del /f /s /q" to delete just files, followed by "rmdir /q /s" to delete just folders; and there's also "robocopy /mir" with an empty folder as a source. From what I've seen straight "rmdir" is the fastest of these three.

Re:Byenow – A command-line Windows utility for faster folder... by 5bolts on Thursday February 20, 2020 @02:55PM (#22377993)
just "RD Foo /S" if you know you want it gone why all the extra flags and steps
Re:Byenow – A command-line Windows utility for faster folder... by jussij on Thursday February 20, 2020 @07:23AM (#22374540)
Now I don't know is this makes things slower, but Windows File Explorer by default never deletes files. It just moves them to the recycle bin.

If you want to bypass that step you need to use the Shift + Del keys and for that scenario Windows even warns you the action you are request is a permanent delete.

Re:Byenow – A command-line Windows utility for faster folder... by satya71 on Thursday February 20, 2020 @10:47AM (#22375853)
Came to say the same. `rmdir /s` is an order of magnitude faster on windows than other methods I have tried.