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The list-unused-files.ps1 PowerShell Script
This PowerShell script scans and lists files in a folder with last access time older than number of days.
Parameters
list-unused-files.ps1 [[-DirTree] <String>] [[-Days] <Int32>] [<CommonParameters>]
-DirTree <String>
Specifies the path to the directory tree
Required? false
Position? 1
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Days <Int32>
Specifies the number of days
Required? false
Position? 2
Default value 100
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
[<CommonParameters>]
This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction,
WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
Example
PS> ./list-unused-files C:\ 100
Notes
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
Related Links
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
Source Code
<# .SYNOPSIS Lists unused files in a directory tree .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script scans and lists files in a folder with last access time older than number of days. .PARAMETER DirTree Specifies the path to the directory tree .PARAMETER Days Specifies the number of days .EXAMPLE PS> ./list-unused-files C:\ 100 .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #>
param([string]$DirTree = "", [int]$Days = 100)
write-host "Listing files in $DirTree with last access time older than $Days days"
try { $cutOffDate = (Get-Date).AddDays(-$Days)
Get-ChildItem -path $DirTree -recurse | Where-Object {$_.LastAccessTime -le $cutOffDate} | select fullname
exit 0 # success
} catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }
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