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Remove VDM files for all users, for HP FileSite for Outlook
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Remove-FilesiteViews.ps1 - Remove VDM files for all users
.DESCRIPTION
This script is designed to be run under the SYSTEM account, as it needs
access to every user's profile. This will work fine as a scheduled task, or
under SCCM or similar.
As per the release notes for Filesite 9.0 Update 5, all VDM files need to be deleted
before performing the upgrade.
.OUTPUTS
Nothing
.LINK
https://gist.github.com/dstreefkerk/6eea12da852ac69b7c4f
.NOTES
Written By: Daniel Streefkerk
Website: http://daniel.streefkerkonline.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/dstreefkerk
Todo: Nothing at the moment
#>
# User profile base path
$searchPath = "c:\users"
# Locate all VDM files in user profiles only in folders with the path like *iOutlook*
$viewFiles = Get-ChildItem -Path $searchPath -Filter "*.vdm" -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | ? {$_.DirectoryName -like "*iOutlook"}
# Get all Outlook processes
$outlookProcesses = Get-Process "outlook" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
# If Outlook is running, kill it
if (($outlookProcesses | Measure-Object).Count -gt 0) {
$outlookProcesses | Stop-Process -Force
# Wait for outlook processes to close
Wait-Process "outlook"
}
# Sleep for 5 seconds, as Outlook still seems to hold views.vdm open for a little bit after the process has ended
Start-Sleep 5
# Remove the VDM files
$viewFiles | Remove-Item -Force
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