Not only can you delete one file or folder, or selected files
and folders but combined with FileBoss's Find routines you can
easily delete meeting specified criteria, such as:
-
Delete all files with TMP or BAK extensions
-
Delete all files older than six months
-
Delete all files older than six months and that have a TMP
or BAK extension or begin with the tilde (~) character
-
Delete all empty files
To perform any action similar to the above simply do a Find for
the desired files and then delete them (see the Related
box to the left).
Cleaning Folders
FileBoss's Intelligent Delete deletes all files (or the files that
match the optional file patterns) in a folder and all subfolders.
If it finds files that can't be deleted it still continues
to delete all the rest (unlike Windows Explorer and other file managers
that give up whenever there is a problem.)
For example
it might be used to remove backup or intermediate files that aren't
needed any more.
You can easily specify multiple patterns by
separating them with semi-colons or the bar character, e.g. *.bak;
*.tmp; ~*.*.
In addition - and as an option - FileBoss can
remove any folders that are empty after the cleaning process has
completed.
Delete One File or Folder
- Right-Click on the file or folder you want to
delete
- If the entry is in the folders list (the window
to the left) select
Delete or
Recycle as appropriate
- If the entry is in the contents window (the window to the
right) select Current Entry | Delete or Current
Entry | Recycle as appropriate.
Warning:
Do not use the Del key or the buttons
and
to delete just one entry when other entries are
selected. These buttons and keys act on
all selected entries, not just on the current
entry.
Delete Selected Files
First select the files you want to Touch.
(Click
here to find out more about FileBoss's
advanced selection methods.)
- Press
Del to Recycle or
Shift+Del to Delete permanently
- If asked to confirm press
Yes or
No
Using Drop Zones to Delete or Recycle
There
are two really handy Drop Zones to help you
Delete and Recycle files and folders. It is
simply a matter of displaying the Drop Zone List
Box and then dragging the files and folders you want to
delete over to the List Box and dropping them on the
appropriate zone.
To Activate the Delete or Recycle Drop Zone
- Select Windows | Drop Zones | Show... from the main
menu. Note that this command toggles the Drop
Zone List Box on and off.
Hint: The Drop Zone List Box, if active, will
be reactivated when FileBoss is started. To change this
behavior use the Startup Options page.
