Delapp

A simple tool to delete files and folders in Windows.

Requirement

Windows 7 or later
.NET Framework 4.8 Runtime or later

Getting Started

Delapp is a single-file app, no installation required, just download latest release version, and extract it into wherever you want.

Drag and drop files or folders into the delete-list, and click Fast delete button or Delete button, a dialogue box will pop up on the screen.

Click YES , all the files and folders in delete-list will be deleted. The deleted items will NOT be moved to the recycle bin, so if you want to restore them, you must rely on other software.

As a supplementary explanation, The objects which are Dragged and dropped on the icon of Delapp, will be add to the delete-list too.

Right-click Menu

Click File -- Add to right-click menu to add/remove Delapp into right-click context menu of explorer.

Then you can add the files or folders by right-clicking the target objects and selete the Delapp - add to delete-list menu.

Note that if you move Delapp to a new location, you should add right-click menu again.

Invalid Pathes

One of my motivations for writing this app is that some folders contains invalid chars can not be deleted easily.

Open the Command Prompt, and try to create a folder end with .. :

md test..\

Then you get a folder named test.., which can not be deleted in general ways.

Don't worry, this command could remove the tiresome folder:

rd test..\

Or you can use Delapp.

Click File -- Open menu, or press Ctrl+O, selete the files/folders you want to delete on right, then you can add them into delete-list.

If the 'bad' folder contains files that you still needed, you can choose it in delete-list, and click Edit -- Fix invalid path, or press Ctrl+R, Delapp will fix the invalid path automatically.

The Difference Between `Fast delete` and `Delete`

Basically, Fast delete is faster than Delete.

On most occasions, Fast delete is enough, but in some case, Fast delete is not satisfying.

Delapp can remove occupied files - files opened by other programs, or executable files of running programs, and it's 'dll'.

Fast delete powers by Restart Manager, which could find the programs or services that occupy the target files.

Unfortunately, Restart Manager can not process the folder opened by other programs, although this is not a common case, but a more comprehensive way is still necessary : Delete is slower than Fast delete, but is checks all process to find file occupancies.

Another potential problem of Fast delete is that it uses recursion to traversal folders. The maximum length of path is 32767 characters, so the value of maximum directory depth in theory may be very large. So if you got StackoverflowException, try Delete instead of Fast delete.

Translations

I would be grateful if you could help me to translate Delapp to your own language.

You can pull a request to submit the translated version:

Create a new class derived from DelApp.Locals.AppLanguageProvider
Let abstract string TwoLetterISOLanguageName property returns the ISO 639-1 two-letter or ISO 639-3 three-letter code
Let abstract int LCID property returns the culture identifier for the target language
Implement other members which returns relevant translated string.
Modify StartApp() method in DelApp.Program class, add this code : YourLanguageProvider.Instance.Register();

Or you can also open a new issue directly to give me your translation.

differentrain/Delapp