diff --git a/Scripts/clean-repo.ps1 b/Scripts/clean-repo.ps1
index bab58ddd..a26dd38b 100755
--- a/Scripts/clean-repo.ps1
+++ b/Scripts/clean-repo.ps1
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ try {
 	$Null = (git --version)
 	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "Can't execute 'git' - make sure Git is installed and available" }
 	
-	& git -C "$RepoDir" clean -fdx # force + recurse into dirs + don't use the standard ignore rules
-	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git clean -fdx' failed" }
+	& git -C "$RepoDir" clean -xfd -f # force + recurse into dirs + don't use the standard ignore rules
+	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git clean -xfd -f' failed" }
 
-	& git -C "$RepoDir" submodule foreach --recursive git clean -fdx 
-	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git clean -fdx' in submodules failed" }
+	& git -C "$RepoDir" submodule foreach --recursive git clean -xfd -f
+	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git clean -xfd -f' in submodules failed" }
 
 	[int]$Elapsed = $StopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds
 	"✔️ cleaned Git repository 📂$RepoDirName in $Elapsed sec"
diff --git a/Scripts/clean-repos.ps1 b/Scripts/clean-repos.ps1
index 9c30aba0..64002763 100755
--- a/Scripts/clean-repos.ps1
+++ b/Scripts/clean-repos.ps1
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ try {
 		$FolderName = (get-item "$Folder").Name
 		"🧹 Cleaning 📂$FolderName ..."
 
-		& git -C "$Folder" clean -fdx # force + recurse into dirs + don't use the standard ignore rules
-		if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git clean -fdx' failed" }
+		& git -C "$Folder" clean -xfd -f # force + recurse into dirs + don't use the standard ignore rules
+		if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git clean -xfd -f' failed" }
 
-		& git -C "$Folder" submodule foreach --recursive git clean -fdx 
-		if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git clean -fdx' in submodules failed" }
+		& git -C "$Folder" submodule foreach --recursive git clean -xfd -f 
+		if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git clean -xfd -f' in submodules failed" }
 	}
 
 	[int]$Elapsed = $StopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds