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 Topic: Replacing del with sdeletePosted: 16 June 2006 at 3:48pm |
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Hello everyone!
I'm interested in replacing the windows delete function with sdelete. This is a lot more difficult then it sounds because there is no del.exe. I don't quite understand where the actual code for del is located. I also can't find any pointers to it in the shell registry or elsewhere. Basically, I still want a recycle bin, but when I either force delete (shift + del) or empty the recycle bin, I want those files to be erased using sdelete. Putting sdelete as del.exe in system32 folder doesn't work either. using 'del' from command prompt still points to the windows one. Any ideas? |
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Karlchen
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Posted: 16 June 2006 at 5:56pm |
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Good evening, aboutblank.
The del command is an internal command of cmd.exe which is the command prompt of Windows. There is no del.exe anywhere on a fresh Windows installation. Explorer calls some Windows API function in order to delete a file or a folder. Please have a look at this thread titled My handy sdelete scripts. In this thread you will find templates you can use to create your own sdelete.bat (script) and you will find tips on how to include such an sdelete.bat in the Explorer contect menu. This should achieve much of what you are trying to do. Kind regards, Karl |
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Posted: 16 June 2006 at 8:45pm |
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Great. Not as clean as I would REALLY like it, but it is a lot easier then command prompting it. So, thanks a bunch.
Another note: What's up with forum searching? I searched for "sdelete" in topic subjects and nothing shows up. |
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Posted: 18 June 2006 at 5:09am |
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Hi, aboutblank.
Well, if any delete action used sdelete automatically, this would very likely slow down your system drastically, because sdelete requires many more writing operations than simply moving a folder entry to the recylce bin folder and Windows itself plus your applications create and delete quite a few temporary files automatically.
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Searching for "sdelete" either in the topic subjects or in the message bodies did not yield any results, which of course, is incorrect. No matter, if I searched only the "Miscellaneous Utilities" forum or "All forums". This gives a hint why I did not manage to find a particular thread about Process Explorer, no matter which search string I entered. (I know the thing I was looking for has been discussed.) Cannot tell you if it is a temporary forum problem like a corrupted search index file or some software "crying" for a reboot. Karl Edited by Karlchen - 18 June 2006 at 5:19am |
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Great. Not as clean as I would REALLY like it, but it is a lot easier then command prompting it.