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## The *remove-old-dirs.ps1* Script
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This PowerShell script removes any directory in a given folder older than <numDays> (using last write time).
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## Parameters
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```powershell
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/home/mf/Repos/PowerShell/Scripts/remove-old-dirs.ps1 [[-path] <String>] [[-numDays] <Int32>] [<CommonParameters>]
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-path <String>
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Specifies the file path to the folder
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Required? false
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Position? 1
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Default value
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Accept pipeline input? false
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Accept wildcard characters? false
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-numDays <Int32>
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Specifies the number of days (1000 by default)
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Required? false
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Position? 2
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Default value 1000
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Accept pipeline input? false
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Accept wildcard characters? false
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[<CommonParameters>]
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This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction,
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WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
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```
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## Example
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```powershell
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PS> ./remove-old-dirs.ps1 C:\Temp 90
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```
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## Notes
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Author: Markus Fleschutz
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## Source Code
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```powershell
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<#
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.SYNOPSIS
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Removes old directories
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.DESCRIPTION
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This PowerShell script removes any directory in a given folder older than <numDays> (using last write time).
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.PARAMETER path
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Specifies the file path to the folder
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.PARAMETER numDays
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Specifies the number of days (1000 by default)
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.EXAMPLE
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PS> ./remove-old-dirs.ps1 C:\Temp 90
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.NOTES
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Author: Markus Fleschutz
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#>
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param([string]$path = "", [int]$numDays = 1000)
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try {
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$stopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew()
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if ("$path" -eq "") { $path = Read-Host "Enter the file path to the directory" }
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if (!(Test-Path -Path "$path" -PathType container)) { throw "Given path doesn't exist - enter a valid path, please" }
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Write-Progress "Removing old directories in $path..."
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$folders = Get-ChildItem -Path "$path" -Directory
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$numRemoved = 0
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$count = 0
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foreach ($folder in $folders) {
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[datetime]$folderDate = ($folder | Get-ItemProperty -Name LastWriteTime).LastWriteTime
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$count++
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if ($folderDate -lt (Get-Date).AddDays(-$numDays)) {
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Write-Host "#$($count): Removing old '$folder'..."
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$fullPath = $folder | Select-Object -ExpandProperty FullName
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Remove-Item -Path $fullPath -Force -Recurse
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$numRemoved++
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} else {
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Write-Host "#$($count): Skipping young '$folder'..."
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}
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}
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Write-Progress -completed "."
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[int]$elapsed = $stopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds
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Write-Host "Removed $numRemoved of $count directories older than $numDays days at $path in $elapsed sec"
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exit 0 # success
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} catch {
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Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
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exit 1 # failure
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}
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```
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