Remove-Dir

Removes a directory

Script

param([string]$pathToDir = "")

try {
	if ($pathToDir -eq "" ) { $pathToDir = Read-Host "Enter the file path to the obsolete directory" }

	$stopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew()
	if (!(Test-Path "$pathToDir" -pathType container)) { throw "Cannot access directory '$pathToDir'" }

	"? Removing directory '$pathToDir' ..."
	Remove-Item -force -recurse -confirm:$false $pathToDir
	if ($lastExitCode -ne 0) { throw "'Remove-Item' failed with exit code $lastExitCode" }

	[int]$elapsed = $stopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds
	"? Removed '$pathToDir' in $($elapsed)s."
	exit 0 # success
} catch {
	"?? ERROR: $($Error[0]) (script line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber))"
        exit 1
}

Customize

pathToDir string

Specifies the file path to the directory tree