Learn how to remove or delete undeletable or large files, folders & subfolders quickly & permanently using the Command Prompt in Windows 11/10.

Learn how to create, delete, find, rename, compress, hide, move, copy and manage a file or folder using Command Prompt in Windows 11/10.

Another easy way to automatically delete old files on your Windows 11 PC is to use the Command Prompt. You just need to run a few commands and the auto-delete function will work.

Windows has a built-in command-line tool, forfiles, to find and manage files based on certain criteria. You can use this tool to delete files that are older than 30 days from a given directory.

Deleting files in Windows 10 does not really delete the file. Security best practice requires deleted files to be completely overwritten more than once.