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Version: 4.0

Remove-ADTFolder

SYNOPSIS​

Remove folder and files if they exist.

SYNTAX​

Remove-ADTFolder [-Path] <DirectoryInfo> [-DisableRecursion] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION​

This function removes a folder and all files within it, with or without recursion, in a given path. If the specified folder does not exist, it logs a warning instead of throwing an error. The function can also delete items recursively if the DisableRecursion parameter is not specified.

EXAMPLES​

EXAMPLE 1​

Remove-ADTFolder -Path "$envWinDir\Downloaded Program Files"

Deletes all files and subfolders in the Windows\Downloads Program Files folder.

EXAMPLE 2​

Remove-ADTFolder -Path "$envTemp\MyAppCache" -DisableRecursion

Deletes all files in the Temp\MyAppCache folder but does not delete any subfolders.

PARAMETERS​

-Path​

Path to the folder to remove.

Type: DirectoryInfo
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-DisableRecursion​

Disables recursion while deleting.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters​

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS​

None​

You cannot pipe objects to this function.​

OUTPUTS​

None​

This function does not generate any output.​

NOTES​

An active ADT session is NOT required to use this function.

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https://psappdeploytoolkit.com/docs/reference/functions/Remove-ADTFolder