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How to Delete A big folder but with file exceptions?

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  • GDB2222
    GDB2222 Posts: 26,851 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Yet another thread where the op seems less interested than the people trying to help him….
    No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?
  • You might be correct GDB but it is only 2 days so far. We do not know the OP's circumstances.......
  • getmore4less
    getmore4less Posts: 46,882 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper I've helped Parliament
    You might be correct GDB but it is only 2 days so far. We do not know the OP's circumstances.......
    Still deleting for end of Jan.
  • landghove said:
    Its a folder on the network...a month end folder...size wise 2.5tb....one file to keep might be named AB_E23, the next F06_3T5....no easy common denominator but the same name list of files each time that can't be deleted.
    Many thousands and only several hundred to be kept.
    My question is whose network and why do you need to delete them , they aren't taking up any of your space ??
    Seems like a nebulous question to see if there are many takers B)

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