Excel Delete Files in Folder with VBA

animas

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I need to detele all files except FileA inside a folder using VBA.

How to do this?
 

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Code:
Dim fName As String

    fName = Dir("C:\test\*.*")
    Do While fName <> ""
    
        Kill "C:\test\" & fName
        fName = Dir
    Loop
 
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how can i keep FILEA undeleted while deleting all other files?

Code:
Dim fName As String

    fName = Dir("C:\test\*.*")
    Do While fName <> ""
    
        If fName <> "fileA.xls" Then'or .txt or .csv or whatever

            Kill "C:\test\" & fName
        End If

        fName = Dir
    Loop
 
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