Delete Originals

[dwlott]

Seasons Greetings! 
After updating four files, I'm trying to delete the originals.
Please help me get the -delete_original! command working.

This command:

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-delete_original!
"E:\mySourceFolder\stocktest"
Brings this reply:

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    1 image files found
    0 original files found
This is the dir:

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12/29/2024  11:24 AM           548,476 stock01.jpg
12/02/2024  09:18 PM           548,481 stock01.jpg_original
12/29/2024  11:24 AM           879,083 stock02.jpg
12/02/2024  09:18 PM           879,088 stock02.jpg_original
12/29/2024  11:24 AM           267,930 stock03.jpg
12/02/2024  09:18 PM           267,935 stock03.jpg_original
12/29/2024  11:24 AM           177,155 stock04.jpg
12/02/2024  09:18 PM           177,160 stock04.jpg_original

[StarGeek]

Assuming this is an args file due to the way you listed it
FAQ #29, "My options don't work in a -@ ARGFILE".

Also, arguments should not be quoted

[dwlott]

Thank you StarGeek for pointing out the quotes problem.  This command works great for deleting the originals.

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-delete_original!
E:\mySourceFolder\stocktest