Public/Remove-OlderThan.ps1
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function Remove-OlderThan { <# .Description This scripts function is to delete files and folders older than x days recursivley. .Parameter Path Path where files are to be deleted from .Parameter Daysback Specify files over x days old to be deleted .Parameter Recurse Specify if the path should have files also removed from subfolders .Example Delete-OlderThan -Path "C:\Folder" -DaysBack "-90" .Link Remove-All Remove-DisabledADProfiles .Link https://github.com/TheTaylorLee/AdminToolbox #> Param ( [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]$Path, [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][ValidateScript( { $_ -lt 0 })][int]$Daysback, [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)][Switch]$Recurse ) #Check For Admin Privleges Get-Elevation if ($Recurse) { $CurrentDate = Get-Date $DatetoDelete = $CurrentDate.AddDays($Daysback) Get-ChildItem $Path -Recurse | Where-Object { $_.LastWriteTime -lt $DatetoDelete } | Remove-Item -Force } else { $CurrentDate = Get-Date $DatetoDelete = $CurrentDate.AddDays($Daysback) Get-ChildItem $Path | Where-Object { $_.LastWriteTime -lt $DatetoDelete } | Remove-Item -Force } } |