<# FPS:Containers:Common:Public:Remove-DirTree:ACTIVE #>

function Remove-DirTree {

<#

.DESCRIPTION

Module: Common

Public CmdLet: Remove-DirTree.ps1

Dependencies: None

When deleting files recursively using a simple Remove-Item "folder" -Recurse I sometimes see an intermittent error : [folder] cannot

be removed because it is not empty. This answer attempts to prevent that error by individually deleting the files.

.USAGE

Called throughout FPS to determine a CmdLet's existence. Returns a boolean value

.EXAMPLE

if (Push-NeededFor Remove-DirTree) { . (Get-ActiveFileNm -PS1 Remove-DirTree) }

Remove-DirTree "D:\Todos"

Expected Result: The entire directory tree will be deleted individually

.CC

[2024.09.25 JD] Original code release

.NOTES

This answer attempts to prevent directory recursive delete errors by individually providing the files.

#>

[CmdletBinding()]

param(

[Parameter(Position=0, Mandatory=$true)] [string]$Path

)

if (Test-Path $Path) {

if ($PSBoundParameters.Verbose -eq $true) { Write-Verbose ("Deleting " + $Path) }

try {

#Remove-Item -Recurse doesnt work properly, so recurse through children and remove, then remove the target

Get-ChildItem $Path -Recurse -File | Remove-Item -Force -Recurse

Get-ChildItem $Path -Recurse -Directory | Remove-Item -Force -Recurse

Remove-Item $Path -Force -Recurse

}

catch {

if ($PSBoundParameters.Verbose -eq $true) { Write-Verbose $_.Exception.Message }

}

if ((Test-Path $Path)) {

if ($PSBoundParameters.Verbose -eq $true) { Write-Verbose ("Failed to remove target folder '" + $Path + "'") }

}

}

}