DeleteBinObjFolders.psm1
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.Synopsis function Remove-BinObjFolders .Description Deletes bin, obj folders recursively .Parameter Exclude List of folders to exclude. .Example Remove-BinObjFolders .Example Remove-BinObjFolders -Exclude node_modules, temp If you want to exclude folders node_modules and temp from being deleted: #> function Remove-BinObjFolders { [CmdletBinding()] param ( [System.Array] $Exclude ) $exclusionString = '' if ($Exclude.Length -ne 0) { $exclusionString = $Exclude | Join-String -Separator ',' } $folderFindJob = Start-Job -ScriptBlock { Get-ChildItem -Include bin, obj -Exclude $exclusionString -Recurse -Force } while ($folderFindJob.State -eq [System.Management.Automation.JobState]::Running) { Write-Progress -Activity 'Remove-BinObjFolder' -Status "Searching for folders..." } $unsortedList = $folderFindJob | Wait-Job | Receive-Job if ($unsortedList.Count -eq 0) { Write-Warning 'No bin, obj folders found!' } else { $yes = New-Object System.Management.Automation.Host.ChoiceDescription "&Yes", "Will delete all bin, obj folders." $no = New-Object System.Management.Automation.Host.ChoiceDescription "&No", "Does NOT delete any bin, obj folders." $options = [System.Management.Automation.Host.ChoiceDescription[]]($yes, $no) $title = "Delete bin, obj folders" $message = "$($unsortedList.Length) folders will be deleted. Do you want to continue?" $result = $host.ui.PromptForChoice($title, $message, $options, 1) if ($result -eq 0) { $sortedFolders = $unsortedList | Select-Object FullName, @{Name = "FolderDepth"; Expression = { $_.FullName.Split('\').Count } } | Sort-Object -Property @{ Expression = 'FolderDepth'; Descending = $true }, @{ Expression = { $($_.FullName).Length } ; Descending = $true } foreach ($item in $sortedFolders) { try { Write-Progress "Deleting " $item.FullName Remove-Item -Path $item.FullName -Recurse -Force if ($? -eq $true) { Write-Host "Deleted " $item.FullName } } catch [System.Exception] { Write-Error $_ } } } else { Write-Warning "Selected No. Aborting..." } } } New-Alias -Name rbof -Value Remove-BinObjFolders -Force |