If you prefer, you can use DelSysFiles.cmd - just drag-and-drop a volume letter onto the DelSysFiles.cmd batch file or run it from the command line - e.g. DelSysFiles H:
To create DelSysFiles.cmd then copy the below text a notepad and save it with ".cmd" .
@echo off:: SteveSi (c)2014 www.rmprepusb.com www.easy2boot.comclscolor 1fecho.echo DELETE SYSTEM FILES AND FOLDERS FROM A DRIVEecho ============================================echo.echo THIS COMMAND: %0 %1echo.echo USAGE: %0 (DRIVELETTER:)echo.if /i "%~d1"=="C:" echo BAD PARAMETER - DRIVE C: NOT ALLOWED! & pause & goto :eofif not exist %~dpnx1nul echo Please use a DRIVE VOLUME LETTER not a file! & pause & goto :eofif not exist "%~d1\System Volume Information" echo "System Volume information" does not exist on %~d1 & pauseecho.echo Before running this, install TakeOwnership .reg fragment and Right-click - TakeOwnership on the file/folderecho.echo See https://www.raymond.cc/blog/about-recycler-and-system-volume-information-folder-in-xp-and-vista/echo.echo.echo STATUSecho ======call :show %1echo.echo.set ask=set /p ask=OK to delete these root system files and folders from %~d1 ? (Y/N) :if not "%ask%"=="y" goto :eofecho.echo Resetting hidden\read-only\system attributes on all files - please wait...if exist %~1\nul attrib -h -r -s %~d1\*.*rmdir %~d1\"System Volume information" /S /Q 2> nul && echo dummy > %~d1\"System Volume information"set FLD=%~d1\$RECYCLE.BINif exist %FLD% rmdir %FLD% /S /Qset FL=%~d1\hiberfil.sysif exist %FL% del %FL%set FL=%~d1\swapfile.sysif exist %FL% del %FL%set FL=%~d1\pagefile.sysif exist %FL% del %FL%set FL=%~d1\RECYCLERif exist %FL% del %FL%:endecho.echo RESULTecho ======call :show %1echo.if "%SVI%_%SVIFILE%"=="1_" color cfif "%SVI%_%SVIFILE%"=="1_" echo WARNING: SYSTEM VOLUME INFORMATION folder could not be deleted!if "%SVI%_%SVIFILE%"=="1_" echo Please Right-Click on the folder and run "Take Ownership" and try again!echo.echo Finished!pausegoto :eof:showset SVI=set SVIFILE=if exist %~d1\hiberfil.sys echo HIBERFIL.SYS EXISTS!if exist %~d1\swapfile.sys echo SWAPFILE.SYS EXISTS!if exist %~d1\pagefile.sys echo PAGEFILE.SYS EXISTS!if exist %~d1\RECYCLER echo RECYCLER folder EXISTS!if exist %~d1\$RECYCLE.BIN echo $RECYCLE.BIN folder EXISTS!if exist "%~d1\System Volume Information" set SVI=1if "%SVI%"=="1" find "dummy" "%~d1\System Volume Information" > nul 2> nul && set SVIFILE=YESif "%SVI%_%SVIFILE%"=="1_YES" echo dummy SYSTEM VOLUME INFORMATION file EXISTS!if "%SVI%_%SVIFILE%"=="1_" echo SYSTEM VOLUME INFORMATION folder EXISTS!goto :eof