How to make batch file that removes all files (no folders and no files in folders) in the Roaming Profile for all users ?

This does not work:
del c:\users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.*
del c:\users\%%\AppData\Roaming\*.*
del c:\users\%\AppData\Roaming\*.*

Help ?!PROBABLY because the roaming profile folder is a Win system protected folder and you risk buggering Windows by removing it...
Just curious...why would you WANT to remove it ? ?

I dont want to remove the folder, nor the subfolders in it !

But I want to remove files in the folder !

Thats because lately the UCASH virus adds one or two files in that folder.
And I want to have a tool to remove them easily ...

Well i'm not GOING to be the one to DISCOURAGE you but i will state that a manual method of infection removals is hardly the right way to go about it.In Windows 8 this folder does not have a roaming folder. "c:\Users\All Users\"

And in Windows 7 I see this: no roaming folder either.


C:\Users\All Users>dir /a
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is FC8D-EAAB

Directory of C:\Users\All Users

07/14/2009 03:53 PM <DIR> .
07/14/2009 03:53 PM <DIR> ..
07/14/2009 03:53 PM <JUNCTION> Application Data [C:\ProgramData]
07/14/2009 03:53 PM <JUNCTION> Desktop [C:\Users\Public\Desktop]
07/14/2009 03:53 PM <JUNCTION> Documents [C:\Users\Public\Documents]
07/14/2009 03:53 PM <JUNCTION> Favorites [C:\Users\Public\Favorites]
01/26/2013 11:04 PM <DIR> Microsoft
07/14/2009 03:53 PM <JUNCTION> Start Menu [C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu]
07/14/2009 03:53 PM <JUNCTION> Templates [C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Templates]
0 File(s) 0 bytes

C:\Users\All Users\Application Data>dir /a
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is FC8D-EAAB

Directory of C:\Users\All Users\Application Data

File Not Found
It's there in both versions...Do you have a DIR output with it in?

My file manager in Windows 8 doesn't show it, and DIR in Windows 7 doesn't show it.

Show hidden files and folders...dir /a does show hidden files and folders.To be clear - there is a roaming folder in other profiles, but not in the All Users profile.


I think now that I misread the first post - he wants all user profiles processed and not the "All users" profile processed. That's going to do a spitload of damage!That was my point...%appdata% is the path to appdata\roaming (at least on windows 7).

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C:\Users\Lemonilla>cd %appdata%

C:\Users\Lemonilla\AppData\Roaming>


don't know if that helps much, but it might.Until he answers why he wants to do this i think we should hold off on suggestions...as i cannot see any good coming from this exercise ...