Delete Files in PowerShell
Delete Files in PowerShell
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When it comes to managing systems and servers, having enough free storage space is
critical. As an administrator, you don’t want yourself to face the “disc full” situation. You
should understand how to delete files in PowerShell to make sure you are clear!
“-Path” option is utilized to specify the location of the particular file we want to delete.
“-File” option specifies that files are the only type of item to be included.
“-Verbose” option will show that the folder intended to delete has been deleted or not.
> Get-ChildItem -Path E:\testfolder1\* -Include *.txt -Exclude *1* | Remove-Item -Verbose
$file2delete
The “Get-CimInstance” utilizes the “Cim_DataFile” to extract the information related to
“E:\\testfolder1\\testfile2.txt”.
As the information for the file “ E:\\testfolder1\\testfile2.txt” has been received, the
“$file2delete” variable can be used to pass the resulting object to the Invoke-CimMethod
cmdlet. The “-Name” option of the Invoke-method cmdlet specifies the name of the method
of the Cim_DataFile class.
Conclusion
If you are tired of those rigid files that cannot be deleted easily, you can now use PowerShell
to get rid of them. PowerShell provides several commands and techniques to delete a file.
This post shows you some methods for deleting a file using the “Remove-Item” cmdlet and
“WMI.” To delete files, you should always use the “Get-ChildItem” combined with “Remove-
Item” cmdlets. When compared to WMI, these built-in cmdlets are easier, flexible, and faster
to utilize.
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