Functions/Move-ToRecycleBin.ps1
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function Move-ToRecycleBin { <# .SYNOPSIS Instead of outright deleting a file, why not move it to the Recycle Bin? .DESCRIPTION Instead of outright deleting a file, why not move it to the Recycle Bin? Function aliased to 'Recycle' .PARAMETER Path A string or array of strings representing a file or a folder. Wildcards are acceptable and will be resolved to specific file or folder names. Can accept values from the pipeline. .EXAMPLE Move-ToRecycleBin -Path c:\temp\dummyfile.txt -Verbose VERBOSE: Moving 'c:\temp\dummyfile.txt' to the Recycle Bin .EXAMPLE Move-ToRecycleBin -Path c:\temp\dummyfile2.txt Would move c:\temp\dummyfile2.txt to the Recycle Bin .EXAMPLE Move-ToRecycleBin .\FileDoesNotExist Move-ToRecycleBin : ERROR: Path [.\FileDoesNotExist] does not exist .EXAMPLE Move-ToRecycleBin -Path 'File1.txt', 'File2.txt' Would move both File1.txt and File2.txt to the Recycle Bin #> [CmdletBinding(ConfirmImpact = 'Medium')] param ( [Parameter(Mandatory, HelpMessage='Please enter a path to a file or folder. Wildcards accepted.', ValueFromPipeline, ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName)] [string[]] $Path ) begin { $FileSystem = New-Object -TypeName 'Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.FileSystem' Write-Verbose -Message "Starting [$($MyInvocation.MyCommand)]" } process { foreach ($currentPath in $Path) { if (Test-Path -Path $currentPath) { $File = Resolve-Path -Path $currentPath foreach ($currentFile in $File) { Write-Verbose -Message ("Moving '{0}' to the Recycle Bin" -f $currentFile) if (Test-Path -Path $currentFile -PathType Container) { $FileSystem::DeleteDirectory($currentFile, 'OnlyErrorDialogs', 'SendToRecycleBin') } else { $FileSystem::DeleteFile($currentFile, 'OnlyErrorDialogs', 'SendToRecycleBin') } } } else { Write-Error -Message "ERROR: Path [$currentPath] does not exist" } } } end { Remove-Variable -Name FileSystem Write-Verbose -Message "Ending [$($MyInvocation.MyCommand)]" } } Set-Alias -Name 'Recycle' -Value 'Move-ToRecycleBin' |