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#

# Script to delete temporary files.

#

# Required parameter: -Path (positional too)

#     path of directory containing files to be deleted

#

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Param(

    [Parameter(Position=0, Mandatory=$true)]

    [string]$path

)



$rundate = Get-Date

$logfile = ".\DeleteDirectoryContents.log"

$msgSuccess = "$rundate - Contents of $path deleted."

$msgFailProtected = "$rundate - Path $path contains protected directory. Deletion terminated."

$msgPathNotExist = "$rundate - Path $path does not exist."



function WriteLog([string]$logentry) {

    Out-File -FilePath $logfile -InputObject $logentry -Append

    $logfile.Close

}



switch -wildcard ($path){



    # Excludes common directories that should not be deleted

    

    "C:\" {WriteLog($msgFailProtected); break}

    "\" {WriteLog($msgFailProtected); break}

    "*.\*" {WriteLog($msgFailProtected); break}

    "\\*" {WriteLog($msgFailProtected); break}

    "*..\*" {WriteLog($msgFailProtected); break}

    "env*" {WriteLog($msgFailProtected); break}

    "HK*" {WriteLog($msgFailProtected); break}

    "*Win*" {WriteLog($msgFailProtected); break}

    "*Program*" {WriteLog($msgFailProtected); break}

    "*Users*" {WriteLog($msgFailProtected); break}

    "*Inetpub*" {WriteLog($msgFailProtected); break}

    "*IIS*" {WriteLog($msgFailProtected); break}

    "*Perflogs*" {WriteLog($msgFailProtected); break}

            

    default {if(Test-Path $path){

                Remove-Item -Path $path\*.* -Recurse -Force; WriteLog($msgSuccess)

                }

            else{

                WriteLog($msgPathNotExist)

                }

            }

}