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Batch delete: Access is denied

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Mar 15, 202652846 views
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Problem

I'm having issues with the command in a batch file. When it gets to the delete step I get the message "Access is denied". My batch command looks something like this. I can browse to the directory and delete the files without any problem in Windows Explorer. I tried running as administrator, but sti…

Error Output

set destPath=\\Public01\Appl\CompOps\Jobs\

robocopy . "%destPath%" *.dtsx *.dev *.prod *.ppro /IS

pushd "%destPath%"
del *.dtsConfig
ren *.dev .
po…

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Fix for: Batch delete: Access is denied

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To force a command to delete read-only files, add the flag. Apparently, a read-only file cannot normally be deleted by a batch file, although it can still be deleted through Windows Explorer. To check if your file is read-only, you can right click o…

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