Remove-LongFolderPath

Remove-LongFolderPath.ps1

Function Remove-LongFolderPath {
    [CmdletBinding()]
    Param(
        [Parameter(
            Mandatory = $True
        )]
        [string]$Path,

        [switch]$Force
    )

    if (!(Test-Path -Path $Path)) {
        Throw "$Path is not a valid path"
    }

    $PSDriveName = 'LongFolderPathTmp'
    $PathRoot = Split-Path -Path $Path
    $PathTarget = Split-Path -Leaf -Path $Path
    $CurrentLocation = Get-Location

    Try {
        # Map the drive
        $PSDrive = New-PSDrive -Name $PSDriveName -PSProvider FileSystem -Root $PathRoot -Description "Temporary PSDrive use to circumvent max file path issue" 

        # Jump into the drive
        Set-Location -Path "$($PSDrive):"

        # Delete the item using the mapped drive
        $RemoveArgs = @{
            'Path'    = ".\$PathTarget"
            'Recurse' = $True
            'Confirm' = $True
        }
        if ($Force) { 
            $RemoveArgs['Force'] = $False
            $RemoveArgs['Confirm'] = $False
        }

        Remove-Item @RemoveArgs
    } catch {
        Write-Error -Message $_.Exception.Message
    } finally {
        # Go back to previous location
        Set-Location -Path $CurrentLocation

        # Remove the drive
        if (Get-PSDrive $PSDriveName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
            Remove-PSDrive -Name $PSDriveName
        }
    }
}

Remove-LongFolderPath -Path "\\server\share\one\two\three\four" -Force

$Folders = (
  '\\server\share\path1',
  '\\server\share\path2',
  '\\server\share\path3'
)

ForEach ($Folder in $Folders) {
  Remove-LongFolderPath -Path $Folder -Force
}