Here is another file system task that sounds worse than it actually is. Let’s say you need to remove all folders below a given level in a folder structure. Here is how:
# Task: # remove all folders one level below the given path Get-ChildItem -Path "c:\sample\*\" -Directory -Recurse | # remove -WhatIf to actually delete # ATTENTION: test thoroughly before doing this! # you may want to add -Force to Remove-Item to forcefully delete Remove-Item -Recurse -WhatIf
Simply use “*” in your path. To delete all folders two levels below a given path, adjust accordingly:
# Task: # remove all folders TWO levels below the given path Get-ChildItem -Path "c:\sample\*\*\" -Directory -Recurse | # remove -WhatIf to actually delete # ATTENTION: test thoroughly before doing this! # you may want to add -Force to Remove-Item to forcefully delete Remove-Item -Recurse -WhatIf
