yzorg/remove-empty-directory.ps1 Secret

## remove-empty-directory.ps1
param (
    [switch]$Clear
)

# if you want to reload a previous file list
#$stat = ConvertFrom-Json (gc dir-cleanup-filecount-by-directory.json -join "`n")

if ($Clear) {
    $stat = @()
} elseif ($stat.Count -ne 0 -and (-not "$($stat[0].DirPath)".StartsWith($PWD.ProviderPath))) {
    Write-Warning "Path changed, clearing cached file list."
    Read-Host -Prompt 'Press -Enter-'
    $stat = @()
}

$lineCount = 0
if ($stat.Count -eq 0) {
    $stat = gci -Recurse -Directory | %{  # -Exclude 'Visual Studio 2013' # test in 'Documents' folder

        if (++$lineCount % 100 -eq 0) { Write-Warning "file count $lineCount" }

        New-Object psobject -Property @{
            DirPath=$_.FullName;
            DirPathLength=$_.FullName.Length;
            FileCount=($_ | gci -Force -File).Count;
            DirCount=($_ | gci -Force -Directory).Count
        }
    }
    $stat | ConvertTo-Json | Out-File dir-cleanup-filecount-by-directory.json -Verbose
}

$delelteListTxt = 'dir-cleanup-emptydirs-{0}-{1}.txt' -f ((date -f s) -replace '[-:]','' -replace 'T','_'),$env:USERNAME

$stat |
    ? FileCount -eq 0 |
    sort -property @{Expression="DirPathLength";Descending=$true}, @{Expression="DirPath";Descending=$false} |
    select -ExpandProperty DirPath | #-First 10 |
    ?{ @(gci $_ -Force).Count -eq 0 } | %{
        Remove-Item $_ -Verbose # -WhatIf  # uncomment to see the first pass of folders to be cleaned**
        $_ | Out-File -Append -Encoding utf8 $delelteListTxt
        sleep 0.1
    }

# ** - The list you'll see from -WhatIf isn't a complete list because parent folders
#      might also qualify after the first level is cleaned.  The -WhatIf list will
#      show correct breath, which is what I want to see before running the command.

return

# I always put a return on my scripts, after the return I'll sometimes have test commands or related folders.