How to delete a long path in windows.

robocopy empty_dir base_nested_dir /purge

Example: If you have a folder path that’s too long such as:

D:\BackupFolder\Copy\MyFiles\BackupFolder\Copy\MyFiles\BackupFolder\Copy\MyFiles\BackupFolder\Copy\MyFiles\BackupFolder\Copy\MyFiles\BackupFolder\Copy\MyFiles\BackupFolder\Copy\MyFiles\BackupFolder\Copy\MyFiles\BackupFolder\Copy\MyFiles\BackupFolder\Copy\MyFiles\BackupFolder\Copy\MyFiles\BackupFolder\Copy\MyFiles\BackupFolder\Copy\MyFiles

follow these instructions to delete it.

1. Create an empty folder, such as C:\Users\Name\Desktop\temp.
2. Open a Command Prompt window.
3. Type robocopy C:\Users\Name\Desktop\temp D:\BackupFolder /purge

Note: If there are spaces in either path in Step 3, the path must be inclosed by quotation marks.