Delete everything in a directory except for one hidden directory in MSBuild

Question

What's the best way to delete the entire contents of a directory, except for one (hidden) child directory? Thanks!

Accepted Answer

```
<Target Name="DeleteMe">
   <ItemGroup>
      <DeleteMe
         Include="$(PathRoot)/FolderToDelete/**/*.*"
         Exclude="$(PathRoot)/FolderToDelete/DoNotDeleteThisHiddenFolder/**/*.*"
         />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Delete Files="@(DeleteMe)" />
</Target>
```

Delete everything in a directory except for one hidden directory in MSBuild

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