Delete all node_modules subfolders

Question

I'm doing a HDD upgrade, and while trying to backup my NodeJS projects i realize that all node_modules subfolders have over 1 milion files.

So i'm looking for a way to remove all the node_modules subfolders and all their contents.

The projects are located in :

C:/Node/App1/node_modules/.. C:/Node/App2/node_modules/.. C:/Node/App3/node_modules/.. etc..

My OS is Windows 10, but i can try either Windows or Linux commands because i'm using cmder, and it accepts both types of commands.

That works if i'm in the correct folder. But i need to search for all node_modules folders first and wipe out everything inside them. — Cristian Muscalu
– Cristian Muscalu, Commented Jan 10, 2017 at 13:20

Samuel De Backer · Accepted Answer · 2017-10-26 18:39:07Z

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For Linux:

cd Node find . -maxdepth 2 -name node_modules -type d -exec rm -rf {} +

answered Jan 12, 2017 at 17:47

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Cristian Muscalu · Accepted Answer · 2019-07-15 07:31:49Z

I tested this command in various situations and it seems to work fine.

for /d /r . %d in (node_modules) do @if exist "%d" rd /s/q "%d"

I'm not sure how it works, it's an adapted solution from Here, if you need more details.