Delete folder without deleting contents

[Guest]

Hello,
Is there a quick way to move items out of multiple folders at once? (track files out of multiple cd folders)

 

[meradz]

If you are looking to move files from multiple child folders, you can perform a search for all files in Windows Explorer in the parent folder. Then move them where you want.

If you are looking for a batch file, I can write one up if you give me more details. What is the name of the parent folder, where you want them moved to.

 

[arges86]

if its audio files you want to organize, i suggest you look no farther than Media Monkey (wow i sound like a salesman). But seriously, it is the best program to organize and retag music.
And, its FREE.

http://www.mediamonkey.com/download/

 

[jamescecorn]

don't kill the messenger here. just a suggestion:

if you happen to have a mac around, you can use list view to manage files within a single directory tree. i do this frequently, mounting the volume as an SMB share remotely and managing the files that way.

tip: navigate one directory higher than you want to manage; option + turn down the folder arrow. this will expand all nested directories in one window. then, command-click the files you want to move en-masse. for example, if you want to manage files at c:\music\my cds, navigate to c:\music\ (on the mac remember) and opt-click the arrow next to the my 'cds directory'. this will expand every directory in my cds, in one window.

if this is a one-time thing, it might be worth investigating. if you regularly need to manage the files then maybe a windows solution may be worth waiting for.

 

[Ape___Trail]

Sure, you can open the folder, tap Ctrl-A to "select all" files, and then hit the Delete key.