How to delete several folders with the same name? Free tool download

Ran into an annoying problem this morning, how to delete several folders with the same name on Windows 7? Having searched for a solution online and finding nothing but batch scripts, I decided to create a simple tool that takes seconds to run. Feel free to download and use for yourself.

Getting rid of duplicate folders

Having multiple folders with the same name (duplicates) is a common problem on Windows. In our case, we had multiple thumb folders created by a photo package. The left over image files amounted to 200MB worth of hard drive space - they needed cleaning up!

Duplicate folders/files is a common problem with album software and photo packages. These programs have a habit of creating thumbnail versions of all your photos so they can show you a nice gallery. If one day you decide to backup your photos, then might find that these thumbnail images have been saved side by side with the originals making it hard to avoid them!

Last of all, lets be honest. We've all used the old or archive name for folders we rarely use. This tool will help you get rid of those old folders and reclaim that extra disk space.

Solution

So, after messing around with batch files and command line options, we got bored and did it the .NET way. An hour later, and the program was running smoothly. You can download the tool for yourself using the link below. It's a simple exe and it deletes multiple folders with the same name by recursively searching within a folder of your choice.

We recommend that you give it a try on a small scale first, just to make sure it suits your needs. We take no responsibility for deleted folders.

Why use it?

Our tool will help you:

1. Delete duplicate folders
2. Delete multiple folders with similar names
3. Clean up old or unwanted folders such as old, archive

How to use

Just run the exe and you'll see the UI. There are only two options.

1. First select the folder you want to the program to search within.

The program will search all of the folders under this location for matching folders to delete.

2. Select the name of the folder you want to delete

For example, it might be called thumbs, or cache, or old. Whatever name you choose, the program will delete any folder matching that name.

If the name of the folder changes slightly e.g. thumb1, thumb2. Then use the wildcard option and specify as much of the name as you can. E.g. thumb. Use this option carefully though because using a very shot name might match against folders you want to keep.

Finally, click the button and hey presto the program deletes those folders for you. No messing around with batch files or dirty command line scripts!!