Automated deletion of folder stopped working

[A Keymaker]

When I was testing this

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Loop
{
    IfExist, C:\Users\YOUR-USER-NAME\Documents\Kutools for Excel"    {
        FileRemoveDir, C:\Users\YOUR-USER-NAME\Documents\Kutools for Excel,, 1
    }
    Sleep, 1111
}

it was working A-OK; i.e. whenever

C:\Users\YOUR-USER-NAME\Documents\Kutools for Excel

folder was automatically created by Kutools it also got deleted a moment later. But now this script for whatever reason ignores that fact of that folder existence, despite AHK being run with privileges and despite me performing Take Ownership on that folder


How could it be? I changed nothing and all updates I have on hold



I am using Kutools For Excel 26.10 on Windows 10 Enterprise 20H2 x64

[just me]

IfExist, C:\Users\YOUR-USER-NAME\Documents\Kutools for Excel"
?

[gregster]

Also, I doubt that you can use OTB style for blocks with IfExist.

[mikeyww]

FileRemoveDir has two parameters.

[A Keymaker]

I really do not know what I was thinking, as this can be as simple as

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Loop
{
    FileRemoveDir, C:\Users\YOUR-USER-NAME\Documents\Kutools for Excel, 1
    Sleep, 1111
}

and it does seem to work A-OK - but only in a standalone file

Because if I put this above snippet in my bulk AHK that holds various other needed by me daily usage adjustments, then this part of that bulk AHK

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#SingleInstance Force
SetTimer, Update_This_Script, 333
Return

Update_This_Script:
    FileGetAttrib, attribs, %A_ScriptFullPath%

    IfInString, attribs, A
        {
        FileSetAttrib, -A, %A_ScriptFullPath%
        SplashTextOn, 200, 200, ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●,`n S C R I P T`n`n U P D A T E D `n`n ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
        WinSet, AlwaysOnTop, Off, ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
        SetTimer, Remove_Pop_Up_Window, 1111
        SetTimer, Reload_This_Whole_File, 2222
        }
Return

Remove_Pop_Up_Window:
    SplashTextOff
    SetTimer, Remove_Pop_Up_Window, Off
Return

Reload_This_Whole_File:
    Reload
Return

being above this Kutols snippet apparently makes code for deletion inactive

[mikeyww]

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