X-COM Game Folder Delete

Description

This is a simple batch file I created a while back to aid in clearing (deleting) all the .dat files in an Enemy Unknown tactical save (though it will work for a geo save and TFTD saves as well). The reason for it was simple: manually deleting the data files from a saved game was a somewhat tedious process (Edit --> Select All --> Delete --> Confirm) and it left these files in your Recycle Bin (aka "soft delete"). By using a batch file, it cuts out these steps and "hard deletes" the files (no files filling up your Recycle Bin).

You may be asking "Why delete the files in a saved game folder"? Well, it technically isn't necessary but doing so gives your save a clean slate to reside in - if you didn't do this and constantly overwrite the same slot the game files (Unitref.dat mostly) will end up containing garbage making it hard to follow if you are hex editing.

Usage is simple: extract this into one (or all if you want) of your saved game folders and double click on ZZZDelete.bat (the reason why I named it with three Z's in the front is obviously for my name and to force it to sit at the end of the files making it easy to find). WARNING: There isn't a confirm or an undo so make sure you know if you want to delete the save before clicking on it. It will only delete .dat files and not anything else in the folder such as backups (.bak) or other programs.

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