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The thread discusses how to delete all files in a folder except those containing a specific character ("!") in their filenames. The original poster found a workaround using a free program called Bulk File Manager v1.6. Meanwhile, a contributor suggests using a PowerShell script to accomplish the task, illustrating how to delete files without the "!" in their names. Overall, the discussion provides practical solutions for selectively deleting files based on filename criteria.
The thread discusses how to delete all files in a folder except those containing a specific character ("!") in their filenames. The original poster found a workaround using a free program called Bulk File Manager v1.6. Meanwhile, a contributor suggests using a PowerShell script to accomplish the task, illustrating how to delete files without the "!" in their names. Overall, the discussion provides practical solutions for selectively deleting files based on filename criteria.
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You could do it in powershell. Suppose you wanted to delete all items in a folder on your desktop named test_dir that do not have a ! in them.
You could run the following.
Foreach ($file in (Get-ChildItem -Path $env:Userprofile\Desktop\test_dir -Recurse -File -Exclude *!*)) { Remove-Item $file.FullName }
You could run the following.
Foreach ($file in (Get-ChildItem -Path $env:Userprofile\Desktop\test_dir -Recurse -File -Exclude *!*)) { Remove-Item $file.FullName }
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