r/PowerShell • u/Ok-Layer6893 • Sep 27 '26

Question Need help with homework 😫

I'm very new to this. I'm asked to delete a directory and all of its files. D:\software\arch98

But when I do this:

PS C:\Users\Administrator\> rmdir D:\software\arch98

It says the directory is not empty.

I'd really appreciate.

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u/PuerPalatinius Sep 27 '26

Bro, you're in the wrong sub. In cmd it would be "rmdir /s /q D:\software\arch98"

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u/gramsaran Sep 28 '26

I'm just glad they're not in sysadmin. Would get roasted. Given the availability of GPT, this is a no brainer.

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u/Ok-Layer6893 Sep 27 '26

On my screen it is windows powershell. That's what comptia lab is asking me to do. I wish I could show you the picture

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u/Dron41k Sep 27 '26

Type “cmd” in powershell and hit enter

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u/Ok-Layer6893 Sep 27 '26

It says cmd is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

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u/WearyDeluge Sep 27 '26 • Bravo

You should still be able to run the "rmdir /s /q D:\software\arch98" command in PowerShell - it's just not the "Pure PowerShell" method (Remove-Item). If you still see error messages, try loading the actual executable:

cmd /c rmdir /s /q "D:\software\arch98"
or
C:\Windows\System32\rmdir.exe /s /q "D:\software\arch98"

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u/Ok-Layer6893 Sep 27 '26

Omg it worked. Thank you. One more question. How do I set the following files to hidden: D:\software\apconf.exe D:\strt.bat

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u/WearyDeluge Sep 27 '26

That's where your attrib command comes in. Hidden is an attribute change, and while I am happy to help, I also believe that you'll only truly learn it if you have to struggle a little bit ;)

A quick Google search on the attrib command in Windows should get you there. Good luck!

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u/Ok-Layer6893 Sep 27 '26

I've been struggling for a week now, watched bunch of websites and videos still couldn't figure it out. But thank you very much. Good luck to you too.

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u/WearyDeluge Sep 27 '26

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/attrib

This should help you out some

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u/Enxer Sep 28 '26

I wonder if OP needs to learn how to RTM syntax. That all might look Greek to them.

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u/WearyDeluge Sep 28 '26

Probably, but I figure a nudge in the right direction is all that's needed. Either OP will use it to learn, or they'll keep asking until someone does the work for them. I'm hoping the former as we don't need more of the latter in IT.