Functions/Public/Remove-OlderThan.ps1
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#!/usr/bin/env pwsh <# .Synopsis Remove files in a directory recursively based on how many days since the files was changed. Use negative values for -DaysBack. .Description This scripts function is to delete files and folders older than x days recursively. .Example Delete-OlderThan -Path "C:\Folder" -DaysBack 90 .NOTES Author: Matthew J. DeGarmo Handle: @matthewjdegarmo Change Log: Version: 1.0 - Function Creation. #> Function Remove-OlderThan { [CmdletBinding()] Param ( [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]$Path, [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][ValidateScript( { $_ -gt 0 })][int]$DaysBack, [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)][Switch]$Recurse ) $CurrentDate = Get-Date $DatetoDelete = $CurrentDate.AddDays("-$Daysback") Get-ChildItem $Path | Where-Object { $_.LastWriteTime -lt $DatetoDelete } | Remove-Item -Force } |