Remove whole directories: mkdir -p /scratch/$USER/gfalFS/T3_CH_PSI mkdir -p /scratch/$USER/gfalFS/T2_CH_CSCS gfalFS -s /scratch/$USER/gfalFS/T3_CH_PSI srm://t3se01.psi.ch rm -rfv /scratch/$USER/gfalFS/T3_CH_PSI/pnfs/....whatyouwannaremove gfalFS_umount /scratch/$USER/gfalFS/T3_CH_PSI gfalFS_umount /scratch/$USER/gfalFS/T2_CH_CSCS Tier3 path srm://t3se01.psi.ch:8443/srm/managerv2?SFN=/pnfs/psi.ch/cms/trivcat/store/user/thaarres/