How to remove all folders of name x within a directory using cmd/batch file

Question

I have a folder named x with a number of subfolders and files. I want to delete a folder named y that is present in x and all of it\'s subfolders. The said folder that has to be

Answer 1

FOR /D /R %%X IN (fileprefix*) DO RD /S /Q "%%X"

Take care of using that...

for RD command:

/S      Removes all directories and files in the specified directory
        in addition to the directory itself.  Used to remove a directory
        tree.
/Q      Quiet mode, do not ask if ok to remove a directory tree with /S

the FOR command is used to loop through a list of files or variables, the options are very easy to memorize, Directory only Recursively.