diff --git a/solr/cloud-dev/example1.sh b/solr/cloud-dev/example1.sh
index 3d454b439ed..cb926bb62b1 100644
--- a/solr/cloud-dev/example1.sh
+++ b/solr/cloud-dev/example1.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ rm -r -f example2
 rm -r -f dist
 rm -r -f build
 rm -r -f example/solr/zoo_data
+rm -r -f example/solr/collection1/data
 rm -f example/example.log
 
 ant example dist
diff --git a/solr/cloud-dev/example2.sh b/solr/cloud-dev/example2.sh
index 0ba9cc54e88..3c44ec014d7 100644
--- a/solr/cloud-dev/example2.sh
+++ b/solr/cloud-dev/example2.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ rm -r -f example4
 rm -r -f dist
 rm -r -f build
 rm -r -f example/solr/zoo_data
+rm -r -f example/solr/collection1/data
 rm -f example/example.log
 
 ant example dist
diff --git a/solr/cloud-dev/example3.sh b/solr/cloud-dev/example3.sh
index 77253243879..f95fa7cc33f 100644
--- a/solr/cloud-dev/example3.sh
+++ b/solr/cloud-dev/example3.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ rm -r -f example4
 rm -r -f dist
 rm -r -f build
 rm -r -f example/solr/zoo_data
+rm -r -f example/solr/collection1/data
 rm -f example/example.log
 
 ant example dist
diff --git a/solr/cloud-dev/solrcloud-extzk-start.sh b/solr/cloud-dev/solrcloud-extzk-start.sh
index 2f179770d3e..3ff2a8e61a7 100644
--- a/solr/cloud-dev/solrcloud-extzk-start.sh
+++ b/solr/cloud-dev/solrcloud-extzk-start.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ rm -r -f example6
 rm -r -f dist
 rm -r -f build
 rm -r -f example/solr/zoo_data
-rm -r -f example/solr/data
+rm -r -f example/solr/collection1/data
 rm -f example/example.log
 
 ant example dist
diff --git a/solr/cloud-dev/solrcloud-multi-start.sh b/solr/cloud-dev/solrcloud-multi-start.sh
index 5e5d7ab0c9e..32d8fca3807 100644
--- a/solr/cloud-dev/solrcloud-multi-start.sh
+++ b/solr/cloud-dev/solrcloud-multi-start.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ rm -r -f example6
 rm -r -f dist
 rm -r -f build
 rm -r -f example/solr/zoo_data
-rm -r -f example/solr/data
+rm -r -f example/solr/collection1/data
 rm -f example/example.log
 
 ant example dist
diff --git a/solr/cloud-dev/solrcloud-start.sh b/solr/cloud-dev/solrcloud-start.sh
index 15be82e6699..3f9c389e7e1 100644
--- a/solr/cloud-dev/solrcloud-start.sh
+++ b/solr/cloud-dev/solrcloud-start.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ rm -r -f example6
 rm -r -f dist
 rm -r -f build
 rm -r -f example/solr/zoo_data
-rm -r -f example/solr/data
+rm -r -f example/solr/collection1/data
 rm -f example/example.log
 
 ant example dist