I would like to delete all the files and subfolders from a folder except read-only files.
How to do it using powershell?
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I would like to delete all the files and subfolders from a folder except read-only files.
How to do it using powershell?
The only objects that can be read-only are files. When you use the
Get-ChildItemcmdlet you are getting objects of typeSystem.IO.FileInfoandSystem.IO.DirectoryInfoback. The FileInfos have a property namedIsReadOnly. So you can do this one liner:dir -recurse -path C:\Somewhere | ? {-not $_.IsReadOnly -and -not $_.PsIsContainer} | Remove-Item -Force -WhatIfThe
PsIsContainerproperty is created by PowerShell (Ps prefix gives it away) and tells whether or not the item is a file or folder. We can use this to pass only files toRemove-Item.Remove
-WhatIfwhen you are ready to delete for real.