How to Delete Files After X Days Using PS Script
I'd like to change this PowerShell script so that it just deletes files, not directories, after X days. I don't want a folder erased, even if it's empty. Simply the files themselves. How can I change the code below to just work with files, including hidden and read-only files? - Isn't Force already covering hidden and read-only? So all I want to do is undo the folder deletions.
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Dany· Answered on Feb 22, 2023
PowerShell allows you to gain complete control of the operating system with the help of a Shell that starts inside a Command prompt window, including deleting files on Windows with command-let or Cmdlets syntaxes, which are the built-in PowerShell commands that help you do specific deletion actions. As a result, whenever you need to delete a file with PowerShell, these are the Cmdlets to utilize.
To delete a single file or folder from a specific path, use the "-path" argument to "Remove-Item" to provide the exact path of the file. This is the greatest example of how to delete a single file or folder in PowerShell using the Remove-Item cmdlet. For example:
> Remove-Item -Path C:\\New\\Docs.txt
get-childitem $Path -Recurse -File |
where {$_.lastwritetime -lt (get-date).adddays($HowOld)} |
foreach {remove-item $_.fullname -force -whatif}
The PowerShell version - $PSversionTable can be the best to create a PowerShell script. And You can add the '-file' to the get-childitem, but it needs PSv3+, which will only grab files, not folders. If less than Psv3, you can go after mode. But I also thought the - not $_.psiscontainer should have prevented folders from getting deleted. But I have not tested it.
The Remove-Item command will use the wild card "*" to remove the folder's folders and files. You should substitute "*" for the file extension and name. Finally, the execution of the following command will assist in deleting all files and folders from the folder path.
If some of your files are corrupted during the script running, you can learn how to delete corrupted files by various methods. However, if you enter the wrong path and accidentally erase some critical files, stop using your hard drive immediately and use a file recovery application to retrieve them. EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard is a professional data recovery tool for recovering deleted, lost, formatted, inaccessible, and corrupted files.
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