forcey

okix·okix.forcey

Progressively delete stubborn files and directories on Windows.

forcey is a Windows command-line tool that permanently deletes stubborn files and directories while using only as much force as necessary. It escalates from normal deletion to attribute cleanup, elevation, permission repair, ownership changes, and finally locked-handle closure.

winget install --id okix.forcey --exact --source winget

Latest 1.0.0·June 24, 2026

Release Notes

Initial public release.

Installer type: zip

x64—C16870212CE8AD33DA9DF0D3AC9286BAFF2459B980DC51A969E8ECFC54456817

Details

Homepage
https://github.com/okixk/forcey
License
GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only
Publisher
okix
Support
https://github.com/okixk/forcey/issues
Copyright
Copyright (C) 2026 okix
Moniker
forcey

Tags

clideletefilesystemlocked-fileswindows