As a bit of nostalgia, in early DOS the RMDIR command to delete a directory (now mostly called a folder) would only work if the folder was empty. That meant you had to "drill down" to the last file in a tree, delete the file, step up a layer, delete everything, step up a layer ... etc.

Somewhere around DOS 3.5 or 4.0 a new DELTREE command was added, that allowed you to delete a folder and everything in it in one step. Joy was abundant.

DELTREE is no longer functional in WinXP, and possibly in a couple of earlier versions, which caused bitter complaints. It had to be explained to a whole lot of people, mostly one-at-a-time, that the old RMDIR command now accepted a /S switch, and that "RMDIR /S" would delete a folder and all subordinate files/folders.

Now we still have "freeware/shareware" people touting their "utilities" to allow you to use DELTREE that "those nasty Windows people" took out for no good reason, and people who load up with freeware/shareware, sometimes of questionable quality/reliability, instead of executing a simple RTFM>PIF (Read-The-F*ing-Manual, redirect-to Person-In-Front)

Some people do need something "automatic" to shelter their brains from overexertion, and those willing to write and share useful tricks deserve respect, and thanks when they actually produce something worthwhile; but I generally find that downloading and learning how to use a "special application" - and then sometimes repairing the damage it does, usually takes far more real effort than learning a new feature or two already built into what I've got. Quite often when faced with "wanting to do something" is best solved by asking "what else can I do that accomplishes the same purpose?"

One of the few cogent and useful concepts to come out of the surge in "Business and Marketing" education in the 50s was "Everybody wants to buy drill bits when what they really NEED to buy is holes."

John