:: clean_msvc.cmd :: :: This batch file cleans up some files that MSVC's Clean/Rebuild commands tend to miss. In :: particular the .ilk and .pdb files are known to get corrupted and cause all sorts of odd linker :: linker errors, and the .ncb files can also get corrupted and cause intellisense breakges. :: :: Safety: This tool should be pretty safe. It uses the command path to perform the deletion, :: instead of relying on the CWD (which can sometimes fail to be set when working with UNCs across :: network shares). Furthermore, none of the files it deletes are important. That is, they're :: all files MSVC just rebuilds automatically next time you run/recompile. The one minor :: exception is *.pdb, since windows and a lot of developer tools include PDB sets to assist in :: application debugging (however these files are by no means required by any software). del /s "%~dp0\*.ncb" del /s "%~dp0\bin\*.ilk" del /s "%~dp0\*.idb" del /s "%~dp0\*.bsc" del /s "%~dp0\*.sbr" del /s "%~dp0\*.res" del /s "%~dp0\*.pch" del /s "%~dp0\*.pdb"