@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion

:: Set the path to the SteamDB file list
set "file_list=files_to_delete.txt"

:: Get the current directory (where the script is running)
set "base_dir=%CD%"

:: Check if the file exists
if not exist "%file_list%" (
echo File list not found: %file_list%
pause
exit /b
)

:: Read and process each line
for /f "usebackq delims=" %%A in ("%file_list%") do (
set "line=%%A"

:: Remove "Modified - " prefix
set "line=!line:Modified – =!"

:: Remove file size in parentheses
for /f "tokens=1 delims=(" %%B in ("!line!") do (
set "filepath=%%B"
set "filepath=!filepath:~0,-1!"
)

:: Replace forward slashes with backslashes
set "filepath=!filepath:/=\!"

:: Construct the full path relative to the script's directory
set "fullpath=%base_dir%\!filepath!"

:: Ensure it's a file, not a directory, before deleting
if exist "!fullpath!" if not exist "!fullpath!\" (
del /f /q "!fullpath!"
echo Deleted: !fullpath!
) else (
echo Not found or is a directory: !fullpath!
)
)

pause

Here's a simple Python script that deletes files from a list stored in a text file.