Windows\Temp large amounts of cab_XXXX files — Can’t delete

permissionspowershellwindowswindows 7

I can't delete the files. I'm trying to do a shift delete but there are files randomly scattered in there that are locked out by permissions.

I tried running powershell as administrator and still gave me permission issues.

IS there a quick way to mass delete all the cab_ files in there?

I love when folks reference my answers. :)

Try stopping the trusted installer service first.

A little known one is

getmac

It shows the MAC address(es) of your network adapter(s).

Screenshot of running getmac from a Windows commandline window.

Try this:

Get-ChildItem *.* -recurse | Where { ! $_.PSIsContainer }

To delete all files in the specified directory only (ignoring sub-dirs):

Remove-Item "D:\MyTemp\*.*" | Where { ! $_.PSIsContainer }