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Created June 25, 2012 23:53
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Powershell function to recursively delete a folder and all of its child folders and files
#
# Given a root directory, perform a depth first recursive delete of all subdirectories and files.
# Necessary b/c for some reason powershell won't always succeed in a recursive delete of folders which contain
# subfolders
#
function RecursiveDelete($theroot) {
$children = Get-ChildItem -Path $theroot | where-object { $_.Attributes -eq "Directory"} |% {$_.FullName}
foreach($achild in $children) {
if ($achild -ne $null) {
RecursiveDelete $achild
}
}
Remove-Item $theroot -recurse -force
}
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