How to delete all files in subfolders but not subfolders themselves via command line on Windows?

Question

For a given folder, I need to delete all files (various extensions) in all subfolders but not the subfolders themselves because I need to preserve the folder structure. Is there a way to do that via command line or a batch file?

Answer 1

Run the Command Prompt and enter the following commands:

cd /D "your folder"
del /S /Q *.*

This will list all the files as they are being deleted. To not see this, change the second command to:

del /S /Q *.* >nul 

Answer 2

Try this from powershell:

Get-ChildItem "Filepath" -Recurse | 
  Where-Object {$_.PSIsContainer -eq $false} |
     Remove-Item

Answer 3

From powershell (or pwsh) you can do:

Get-ChildItem -File -Recurse | Remove-Item