@ECHO Off

REM -- Prepare the Command Processor
Setlocal Enabledelayedexpansion

Title delete_files_folders_fast_v2.bat
REM Description: Use parameters or drag and drop to fast delete files and folders
REM Echos deleted folders, but not files
REM Ref: http://mattpilz.com/fastest-way-to-delete-large-folders-windows/
REM change to current directory
REM pushd "%~dp0"

REM set path for external apps
REM set path="C:\xxx\xxx";%path%
REM set path="C:\xxx\xxx";%path%

REM ---------------------------- set colors ---------------------------------
REM Uncomment one option below to set
REM Yellow on Black
REM COLOR 0e
REM White on Blue
REM Color 1F
REM Black on Yellow
REM Color e0
REM Blue on Yellow
REM Color e1

REM 0=Black,1=Blue,2=Green,3=Aqua,4=Red,5=Purp,6=Yellow,7=White,8=Gray,9=Lt Blue
REM A=Lt Green,B=Lt Aqua,C=Lt Red,D=Lt Purp,E=Lt Yellow,F=Bright White 
REM ---------------------------- end colors ----------------------------------

ECHO Use parameters or drag and drop file^(s^) or folder^(s^) on this script 
ECHO to fast delete them
ECHO.
ECHO All files or folders to delete should be in the same directory
ECHO.
ECHO This script fast deletes files or folders but without an easy way to 
ECHO recover the contents^^^!
ECHO.
ECHO -------------------------
ECHO.

REM Test for empty parameter
IF [%1] == [] (
	ECHO.
	ECHO ------------------------ No files or folders to processs ------------
	ECHO No file or folder detected
	ECHO Press any key to exit and restart again ...
	pause>nul & exit /B 0
	)

REM change to working directory
CD "%~dp1"

REM Test if FIRST parameter is a file or directory
set ATTR=%~a1
set DIRATTR=%ATTR:~0,1%

if /I "%DIRATTR%"=="d" (
	ECHO First parameter is a folder: "%~n1%~x1"
	ECHO.
	goto next
	)
if /I "%DIRATTR%"=="-" (
	ECHO First parameter is a file: "%~nx1"
	ECHO.
	goto next
	)

:next

REM REMove absolute path
SET FOLDER=%~n1%~x1

ECHO Folder/file attributes of above:  %~a1
ECHO.

REM Use pushd to cd to parent directory
REM (workaround for UNC path to network drives)
SET PARENT=%~1\..
pushd "%PARENT%"
ECHO Delete from: %CD%
ECHO.
ECHO Delete the following files and/or Folders?
FOR %%e in (%*) do ECHO   %%~nxe
ECHO.

:begin
ECHO To quit, press X on on this window or use CTRL + C ...
ECHO.
ECHO Press any key to delete the above file^(s^) and/or folder^(s^) ...
PAUSE >NUL
ECHO.

set count=0
:Loop
REM test parameters on each loop to identify folders from files
IF [%1]==[] goto continue
set ATTR=%~a1
set DIRATTR=%ATTR:~0,1%
if /I "%DIRATTR%"=="d" (
DEL /F/Q/S "%~1" >NUL
RMDIR /Q/S "%~1"
ECHO Deleted folder: "%~nx1"
) else (
DEL /F/Q "%~1" >NUL
REM Uncomment below to ECHO deleted files
REM ECHO Deleted file: "%~nx1"
)
:endloop
set /A count+=1
SHIFT
goto Loop

:continue
ECHO.
ECHO Files and/or Folders processed: %count%
popd

ECHO.
ECHO -------------------------- closing batch file --------------------------
ECHO.

Endlocal

ECHO.
call:errorfunc
ECHO.

REM --------------------- Exit options (default is paused exit) -------------
REM Uncomment below to exit now
REM goto end
REM Uncomment below to use delayed exit
goto delayedexit

REM ---------------------------- Paused exit --------------------------------
ECHO.&ECHO.Press any key to end the application ...
Pause>NUL&Goto:end

REM ---------------------------- Delayed Exit --------------------------------
:delayedexit
REM Sets exit code to 0
ECHO exiting in 10 seconds..........&ECHO.
ECHO hit PAUSE on keyboard to pause... any key will resume exit
FOR /l %%a in (10,-1,1) do (TITLE %title% -- closing in %%as&ping -n 2 -w 1 127.0.0.1>NUL)
Title Press any key to exit . . .&ECHO.&EXIT /B 0

REM ------------------------------ exit now ---------------------------------
:end
EXIT /B 0

REM -------------------- Function Section (outside of local) ----------------
:errorfunc
ECHO The exit error code is: %ERRORLEVEL%, errorlevel will be reset to 0 on exit
goto :eof