Remove multiple files and folders after Joomla manual upgrade

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Upgrading 1.6.5 to 1.7: http://docs.joomla.org/Upgrading_1.6.5_to_1.7

In case the Quick Update fails with "Copy failed" error

-1 - An error has occurred.
Copy failed

Return to Control Panel

you may need to proceed with Manual Upload/Installation, that involves deleting the files and folders listed in /administrator/components/com_admin/script.php

Here is a shell (linux) script to delete files automatically. You need to change the "username" for SERVERUSER and optionally add the INSTALLDIR:

#!/bin/bash

SERVERUSER="username"     #username on your server (same as login name for cPanel) /home/SERVERUSER
INSTALLDIR=""            #optional, always start with "/" example: /myjoomla will point to www.your-domain.com/myjoomla directory

#change JOOMLAPATH to point to your Joomla! installation directory, the setting below works on default cPanel servers
#if SERVERUSER and INSTALLDIR is correctly set

JOOMLAPATH="/home/$SERVERUSER/public_html$INSTALLDIR"
echo "Home Directory: /home/"$SERVERUSER 
echo "Joomla Install:" $JOOMLAPATH

#verify and accept before removing old files
read -p "Continue with removal (y/n)?"
    if [ $REPLY != "y" ]; then
    echo "Exiting..."
    exit 1
    fi

#remove files after Joomla 1.7 manual upgrade
rm -f -v $JOOMLAPATH/templates/atomic/css/blueprint/src/blueprintcss-0-9-1-cheatsheet-3-5-3-gjms.pdf
rm -f -v $JOOMLAPATH/administrator/manifests/packages/joomla.xml
rm -f -v $JOOMLAPATH/administrator/templates/bluestork/css/rounded.css
rm -f -v $JOOMLAPATH/administrator/templates/bluestork/css/norounded.css
rm -f -v $JOOMLAPATH/administrator/templates/bluestork/images/j_corner_bl.png
rm -f -v $JOOMLAPATH/administrator/templates/bluestork/images/j_header_right_rtl.png
rm -f -v $JOOMLAPATH/administrator/templates/bluestork/images/j_crn_br_dark.png
rm -f -v $JOOMLAPATH/administrator/templates/bluestork/images/j_crn_br_black.png
rm -f -v $JOOMLAPATH/administrator/templates/bluestork/images/j_crn_tr_black.png
rm -f -v $JOOMLAPATH/administrator/templates/bluestork/images/j_crn_bl_dark.png
rm -f -v $JOOMLAPATH/administrator/templates/bluestork/images/j_crn_tr_med.png
rm -f -v $JOOMLAPATH/administrator/templates/bluestork/images/j_crn_bl_light.png
rm -f -v $JOOMLAPATH/administrator/templates/bluestork/images/j_header_right.png
rm -f -v $JOOMLAPATH/administrator/templates/bluestork/images/j_crn_br_light.png
rm -f -v $JOOMLAPATH/administrator/templates/bluestork/images/j_crn_tl_black.png
rm -f -v $JOOMLAPATH/administrator/templates/bluestork/images/j_crn_bl_black.png
rm -f -v $JOOMLAPATH/administrator/templates/bluestork/images/j_crn_tr_dark.png
rm -f -v $JOOMLAPATH/administrator/templates/bluestork/images/j_crn_bl_med.png
rm -f -v $JOOMLAPATH/administrator/templates/bluestork/images/j_header_left.png
rm -f -v $JOOMLAPATH/administrator/templates/bluestork/images/j_crn_tl_med.png
rm -f -v $JOOMLAPATH/administrator/templates/bluestork/images/j_crn_tl_dark.png
rm -f -v $JOOMLAPATH/administrator/templates/bluestork/images/j_crn_br_med.png
rm -f -v $JOOMLAPATH/administrator/templates/bluestork/images/j_crn_tl_light.png
rm -f -v $JOOMLAPATH/administrator/templates/bluestork/images/j_crn_tr_light.png
rm -f -v $JOOMLAPATH/administrator/templates/bluestork/images/j_corner_br.png
rm -f -v $JOOMLAPATH/administrator/templates/bluestork/images/j_header_left_rtl.png
rm -f -v $JOOMLAPATH/administrator/templates/hathor/html/com_modules/module/modal.php
rm -f -v $JOOMLAPATH/administrator/templates/hathor/html/com_modules/module/edit_assignment.php
rm -f -v $JOOMLAPATH/administrator/templates/hathor/html/com_menus/item/edit_modules.php
rm -f -v $JOOMLAPATH/administrator/templates/hathor/html/com_menus/items/default_batch.php
rm -f -v $JOOMLAPATH/administrator/templates/hathor/html/com_languages/language/edit.php
rm -f -v $JOOMLAPATH/administrator/templates/hathor/html/com_content/article/edit_metadata.php
rm -f -v $JOOMLAPATH/administrator/templates/hathor/html/com_categories/category/edit_metadata.php
rm -f -v $JOOMLAPATH/administrator/templates/hathor/html/com_categories/categories/default_batch.php
rm -f -v $JOOMLAPATH/administrator/components/com_menus/models/forms/item_options.xml
rm -f -v $JOOMLAPATH/administrator/language/overrides/xx-XX.override.ini
rm -f -v $JOOMLAPATH/administrator/help/helpsites-16.xml
rm -f -v $JOOMLAPATH/administrator/help/en-GB/Components_Content_Categories_Edit.html
rm -f -v $JOOMLAPATH/administrator/help/en-GB/Components_Weblinks_Categories_Edit.html
rm -f -v $JOOMLAPATH/administrator/help/en-GB/Components_Newsfeeds_Categories_Edit.html
rm -f -v $JOOMLAPATH/administrator/help/en-GB/Components_Banners_Categories_Edit.html
rm -f -v $JOOMLAPATH/administrator/help/en-GB/Components_Contact_Categories_Edit.html
rm -f -v $JOOMLAPATH/media/editors/codemirror/css/docs.css
rm -f -v $JOOMLAPATH/media/editors/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/tiny_mce_gzip.js
rm -f -v $JOOMLAPATH/media/editors/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/tiny_mce_gzip.php
rm -f -v $JOOMLAPATH/media/editors/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/media/css/content.css
rm -f -v $JOOMLAPATH/media/mod_languages/images/ta.gif
rm -f -v $JOOMLAPATH/libraries/joomla/config.php
rm -f -v $JOOMLAPATH/libraries/joomla/import.php
rm -f -v $JOOMLAPATH/libraries/joomla/version.php

#verify and accept before removing old directories
read -p "Continue with removal (y/n)?"
    if [ $REPLY != "y" ]; then
    echo "Exiting..."
    exit 1
    fi

#and directories
rm -f -r  -v $JOOMLAPATH/plugins/authentication/example
rm -f -r -v $JOOMLAPATH/plugins/user/example
rm -f -r -v $JOOMLAPATH/plugins/content/example
rm -f -r -v $JOOMLAPATH/plugins/extension/example
rm -f -r -v $JOOMLAPATH/administrator/templates/hathor/html/com_modules/select
rm -f -r -v $JOOMLAPATH/administrator/templates/hathor/html/com_media
rm -f -r -v $JOOMLAPATH/administrator/templates/hathor/html/mod_popular
rm -f -r -v $JOOMLAPATH/administrator/templates/hathor/html/mod_status
rm -f -r -v $JOOMLAPATH/administrator/templates/hathor/html/mod_latest
rm -f -r -v $JOOMLAPATH/administrator/components/com_weblinks/helpers/html
rm -f -r -v $JOOMLAPATH/media/editors/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/pagebreak/css
rm -f -r -v $JOOMLAPATH/media/editors/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/pagebreak/img
rm -f -r -v $JOOMLAPATH/media/editors/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/example

exit 0

- as result, the following files and directories should be removed:

This is the list of files:

/templates/atomic/css/blueprint/src/blueprintcss-0-9-1-cheatsheet-3-5-3-gjms.pdf
/administrator/manifests/packages/joomla.xml
/administrator/templates/bluestork/css/rounded.css
/administrator/templates/bluestork/css/norounded.css
/administrator/templates/bluestork/images/j_corner_bl.png
/administrator/templates/bluestork/images/j_header_right_rtl.png
/administrator/templates/bluestork/images/j_crn_br_dark.png
/administrator/templates/bluestork/images/j_crn_br_black.png
/administrator/templates/bluestork/images/j_crn_tr_black.png
/administrator/templates/bluestork/images/j_crn_bl_dark.png
/administrator/templates/bluestork/images/j_crn_tr_med.png
/administrator/templates/bluestork/images/j_crn_bl_light.png
/administrator/templates/bluestork/images/j_header_right.png
/administrator/templates/bluestork/images/j_crn_br_light.png
/administrator/templates/bluestork/images/j_crn_tl_black.png
/administrator/templates/bluestork/images/j_crn_bl_black.png
/administrator/templates/bluestork/images/j_crn_tr_dark.png
/administrator/templates/bluestork/images/j_crn_bl_med.png
/administrator/templates/bluestork/images/j_header_left.png
/administrator/templates/bluestork/images/j_crn_tl_med.png
/administrator/templates/bluestork/images/j_crn_tl_dark.png
/administrator/templates/bluestork/images/j_crn_br_med.png
/administrator/templates/bluestork/images/j_crn_tl_light.png
/administrator/templates/bluestork/images/j_crn_tr_light.png
/administrator/templates/bluestork/images/j_corner_br.png
/administrator/templates/bluestork/images/j_header_left_rtl.png
/administrator/templates/hathor/html/com_modules/module/modal.php
/administrator/templates/hathor/html/com_modules/module/edit_assignment.php
/administrator/templates/hathor/html/com_menus/item/edit_modules.php
/administrator/templates/hathor/html/com_menus/items/default_batch.php
/administrator/templates/hathor/html/com_languages/language/edit.php
/administrator/templates/hathor/html/com_content/article/edit_metadata.php
/administrator/templates/hathor/html/com_categories/category/edit_metadata.php
/administrator/templates/hathor/html/com_categories/categories/default_batch.php
/administrator/components/com_menus/models/forms/item_options.xml
/administrator/language/overrides/xx-XX.override.ini
/administrator/help/helpsites-16.xml
/administrator/help/en-GB/Components_Content_Categories_Edit.html
/administrator/help/en-GB/Components_Weblinks_Categories_Edit.html
/administrator/help/en-GB/Components_Newsfeeds_Categories_Edit.html
/administrator/help/en-GB/Components_Banners_Categories_Edit.html
/administrator/help/en-GB/Components_Contact_Categories_Edit.html
/media/editors/codemirror/css/docs.css
/media/editors/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/tiny_mce_gzip.js
/media/editors/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/tiny_mce_gzip.php
/media/editors/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/media/css/content.css
/media/mod_languages/images/ta.gif
/libraries/joomla/config.php
/libraries/joomla/import.php
/libraries/joomla/version.php

And folders:

/plugins/authentication/example
/plugins/user/example
/plugins/content/example
/plugins/extension/example
/administrator/templates/hathor/html/com_modules/select
/administrator/templates/hathor/html/com_media
/administrator/templates/hathor/html/mod_popular
/administrator/templates/hathor/html/mod_status
/administrator/templates/hathor/html/mod_latest
/administrator/components/com_weblinks/helpers/html
/media/editors/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/pagebreak/css
/media/editors/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/pagebreak/img
/media/editors/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/example

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If you wish to chown files in order to enable joomla to overwrite them: http://www.videosoftware.pro/forum/THREAD-Fix-Joomla-directory-permissions?pid=4013#pid4013