ID #1026 Delete Old Files and Folders/Directories with Powershell ~ 0 min n/a 2021-01-31 18:37 PDF version Use the following powershell script to automate purging of old files (i.e. delete-old.ps1). Simply change the path at top and the desired age to delete. $limit = (Get-Date).AddDays(-60)$path = "C:\mydeletepath"# Delete files older than the $limit.Get-ChildItem -Path $path -Recurse -Force | Where-Object { !$_.PSIsContainer -and $_.CreationTime -lt $limit } | Remove-Item -Force# Delete any empty directories left behind after deleting the old files.Get-ChildItem -Path $path -Recurse -Force | Where-Object { $_.PSIsContainer -and (Get-ChildItem -Path $_.FullName -Recurse -Force | Where-Object { !$_.PSIsContainer }) -eq $null } | Remove-Item -Force -Recurse Tags: powershell