REM https://superuser.com/a/577640/1410018 @echo off set dirname=_MEI set usewildcard=true set found=false if %usewildcard% == true ( set dirname=*%dirname%* ) set directorytosearch=%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Temp echo Searching for %dirname% in %directorytosearch% for /d %%i in (%directorytosearch%\%dirname%) do ( IF EXIST %%i ( set found=true echo Deleting the folder %%i rmdir /s /q "%%i" ) ) if NOT "%found%" == "true" ( echo No directories were found with the name of %dirname% )