diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/delete.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/delete.go
index a0b14ec63f33..5d2f4f9bb00b 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/delete.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/delete.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/docker/machine/libmachine/mcnerror"
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
-	ps "github.com/mitchellh/go-ps"
+	"github.com/mitchellh/go-ps"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 
 	"github.com/docker/machine/libmachine"
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var deleteAll bool
+var purge bool
 
 // deleteCmd represents the delete command
 var deleteCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -70,6 +71,16 @@ func (error DeletionError) Error() string {
 	return error.Err.Error()
 }
 
+func init() {
+	deleteCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&deleteAll, "all", false, "Set flag to delete all profiles")
+	deleteCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&purge, "purge", false, "Set this flag to delete the '.minikube' folder from your user directory.")
+
+	if err := viper.BindPFlags(deleteCmd.Flags()); err != nil {
+		exit.WithError("unable to bind flags", err)
+	}
+	RootCmd.AddCommand(deleteCmd)
+}
+
 // runDelete handles the executes the flow of "minikube delete"
 func runDelete(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	if len(args) > 0 {
@@ -80,14 +91,23 @@ func runDelete(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		exit.WithError("Could not get profile flag", err)
 	}
 
+	validProfiles, invalidProfiles, err := pkg_config.ListProfiles()
+	profilesToDelete := append(validProfiles, invalidProfiles...)
+
+	// If the purge flag is set, go ahead and delete the .minikube directory.
+	if purge && len(profilesToDelete) > 1 && !deleteAll {
+		out.ErrT(out.Notice, "Multiple minikube profiles were found - ")
+		for _, p := range profilesToDelete {
+			out.T(out.Notice, "    - {{.profile}}", out.V{"profile": p.Name})
+		}
+		exit.UsageT("Usage: minikube delete --all --purge")
+	}
+
 	if deleteAll {
 		if profileFlag != constants.DefaultMachineName {
 			exit.UsageT("usage: minikube delete --all")
 		}
 
-		validProfiles, invalidProfiles, err := pkg_config.ListProfiles()
-		profilesToDelete := append(validProfiles, invalidProfiles...)
-
 		if err != nil {
 			exit.WithError("Error getting profiles to delete", err)
 		}
@@ -116,6 +136,15 @@ func runDelete(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			out.T(out.DeletingHost, "Successfully deleted profile \"{{.name}}\"", out.V{"name": profileName})
 		}
 	}
+
+	// If the purge flag is set, go ahead and delete the .minikube directory.
+	if purge {
+		glog.Infof("Purging the '.minikube' directory located at %s", localpath.MiniPath())
+		if err := os.RemoveAll(localpath.MiniPath()); err != nil {
+			exit.WithError("unable to delete minikube config folder", err)
+		}
+		out.T(out.Crushed, "Successfully purged minikube directory located at - [{{.minikubeDirectory}}]", out.V{"minikubeDirectory": localpath.MiniPath()})
+	}
 }
 
 // Deletes one or more profiles
@@ -346,8 +375,3 @@ func killMountProcess() error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
-
-func init() {
-	deleteCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&deleteAll, "all", false, "Set flag to delete all profiles")
-	RootCmd.AddCommand(deleteCmd)
-}
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/cluster/cluster.go b/pkg/minikube/cluster/cluster.go
index 7526daf324f3..c1835357a0ae 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/cluster/cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/cluster/cluster.go
@@ -270,16 +270,16 @@ func StopHost(api libmachine.API) error {
 
 // DeleteHost deletes the host VM.
 func DeleteHost(api libmachine.API) error {
-	name := cfg.GetMachineName()
-	host, err := api.Load(name)
+	host, err := api.Load(cfg.GetMachineName())
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "load")
 	}
 
+	// Get the status of the host. Ensure that it exists before proceeding ahead.
 	status, err := GetHostStatus(api)
 	if err != nil {
 		// Warn, but proceed
-		out.WarningT("Unable to get the status of the {{.name}} cluster.", out.V{"name": name})
+		out.WarningT("Unable to get the status of the {{.name}} cluster.", out.V{"name": cfg.GetMachineName()})
 	}
 
 	if status == state.None.String() {
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ func DeleteHost(api libmachine.API) error {
 		if err := trySSHPowerOff(host); err != nil {
 			glog.Infof("Unable to power off minikube because the host was not found.")
 		}
+		out.T(out.DeletingHost, "Successfully powered off Hyper-V. minikube driver -- {{.driver}}", out.V{"driver": host.Driver.DriverName()})
 	}
 
 	out.T(out.DeletingHost, `Deleting "{{.profile_name}}" in {{.driver_name}} ...`, out.V{"profile_name": cfg.GetMachineName(), "driver_name": host.DriverName})
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/drivers/hyperv/driver.go b/pkg/minikube/drivers/hyperv/driver.go
index 00b754335135..8070737a3c16 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/drivers/hyperv/driver.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/drivers/hyperv/driver.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func init() {
-	registry.Register(registry.DriverDef{
+	_ = registry.Register(registry.DriverDef{
 		Name:          constants.DriverHyperv,
 		Builtin:       true,
 		ConfigCreator: createHypervHost,
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func createHypervHost(config cfg.MachineConfig) interface{} {
 	d.VSwitch = config.HypervVirtualSwitch
 	d.MemSize = config.Memory
 	d.CPU = config.CPUs
-	d.DiskSize = int(config.DiskSize)
+	d.DiskSize = config.DiskSize
 	d.SSHUser = "docker"
 	d.DisableDynamicMemory = true // default to disable dynamic memory as minikube is unlikely to work properly with dynamic memory
 
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/tunnel/route_windows.go b/pkg/minikube/tunnel/route_windows.go
index 757074f190d3..0d561b3c1cd9 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/tunnel/route_windows.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/tunnel/route_windows.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func (router *osRouter) parseTable(table []byte) routingTable {
 					},
 					line: line,
 				}
-				glog.V(4).Infof("adding line %s", tableLine)
+				glog.V(4).Infof("adding line %v", tableLine)
 				t = append(t, tableLine)
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/site/content/en/docs/Reference/Commands/delete.md b/site/content/en/docs/Reference/Commands/delete.md
index db3e2f71252b..eabf82953af3 100644
--- a/site/content/en/docs/Reference/Commands/delete.md
+++ b/site/content/en/docs/Reference/Commands/delete.md
@@ -18,6 +18,30 @@ associated files.
 minikube delete [flags]
 ```
 
+##### Delete all profiles
+```
+minikube delete --all
+```
+
+##### Delete profile & `.minikube` directory
+Do note that the following command only works if you have only 1 profile. If there are multiple profiles, the command will error out.
+```
+minikube delete --purge
+```
+
+##### Delete all profiles & `.minikube` directory
+This will delete all the profiles and `.minikube` directory.
+```
+minikube delete --purge --all
+```
+
+### Flags
+
+```
+      --all: Set flag to delete all profiles
+      --purge: Set this flag to delete the '.minikube' folder from your user directory.
+```
+
 ### Options inherited from parent commands
 
 ```