How to delete specific files in a folder from a list of excel or txt file

So I have over 2 thousands txt files in a folder, I've got a list of specific files I want to delete (over 800) in an excel sheet or I can convert it into txt easity, is there anyway I can delete all the files in that folder that's listed in that excel sheet or Txt file? Thank you!

Answer 1

[Ganesh Regoti]

Hi,

Given the list of files are in excel sheet, you can import that data using readTable.

For deleting respective files, I have found a similar question in ML Answers that can be referred

https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/344284-how-do-i-delete-the-contents-of-a-folder

Hope this helps!