Dobby89/Delete Directory on Windows

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Delete a folder which has loads of child directories which cannot be deleted using Window's File Explorer. Read more here: https://blog.bertvanlangen.com/articles/path-too-long-use-robocopy/

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Delete Directory on Windows

robocopy temp_empty_folder folder_to_delete /purge

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