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+<#
+.SYNOPSIS
+	Removes old directories
+.DESCRIPTION
+	This PowerShell script removes any directory in a given folder older than <numDays> (using last write time).
+.PARAMETER path
+	Specifies the file path to the folder
+.PARAMETER numDays
+	Specifies the number of days (1000 by default)
+.EXAMPLE
+	PS> ./remove-old-dirs.ps1 C:\Temp 90
+.NOTES
+	Author: Markus Fleschutz
+#>
+
+param([string]$path = "", [int]$numDays = 1000)
+
+try {
+	$stopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew()
+	if ("$path" -eq "") { $path = Read-Host "Enter the file path to the directory" }
+	if (!(Test-Path -Path "$path" -PathType container)) { throw "Given path doesn't exist - enter a valid path, please" }
+
+	Write-Progress "Removing old directories in $path..."
+	$folders = Get-ChildItem -Path "$path" -Directory
+	$numRemoved = 0
+	$count = 0
+	foreach ($folder in $folders) {
+		[datetime]$folderDate = ($folder | Get-ItemProperty -Name LastWriteTime).LastWriteTime
+		$count++
+		if ($folderDate -lt (Get-Date).AddDays(-$numDays)) {
+			Write-Host "#$($count): Removing old '$folder'..."
+                	$fullPath = $folder | Select-Object -ExpandProperty FullName
+                	Remove-Item -Path $fullPath -Force -Recurse
+			$numRemoved++
+           	} else {
+			Write-Host "#$($count): Skipping '$folder' (too young)..."
+		}
+        }
+	Write-Progress -completed "."
+	[int]$elapsed = $stopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds
+	Write-Host "Removed $numRemoved of $count directories older than $numDays days at $path in $elapsed sec"
+	exit 0 # success
+} catch {
+	Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	exit 1 # failure
+}