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deprecated-rewrite/Windows/remove-emtpy.ps1

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-<#
-.SYNOPSIS
-Svendsen Tech's generic script for removing empty directories from a
-directory tree structure.
-
-Finds or removes/deletes empty directories recursively from the drive or
-directory you specify.
-
-You will need to use the -VerifyNoEmpty parameter or multiple
-runs to get rid of nested empty directories. See the -VerifyNoEmpty parameter's
-description for further details.
-
-This isn't the most efficient approach as the ones I can think of seem to
-increase the script's complexity considerably. It should be useful for a
-multitude of use cases.
-
-Author: Joakim Svendsen
-
-.PARAMETER Path
-Required. Base root path to iterate recursively.
-.PARAMETER Find
-Default behaviour where it just prints. Overrides -Remove if both are specified.
-.PARAMETER Remove
-Removes all empty dirs (as in actually deletes them with Remove-Item).
-.PARAMETER VerifyNoEmpty
-Makes the script run until no empty directories are found. This is in order
-to handle nested empty directories, as in a directory that currently only
-contains an empty directory would be empty after the first run/iteration and
-need to be remove in a subsequent run. Specifying this parameter causes the
-script to run until it's done a complete run without finding a single empty
-directory. This might be time-consuming depending on the size of the directory
-tree structure.
-
-If there is an error while deleting a directory, it will not run again, to
-avoid an infinite loop.
-#>
-
-param(
-    [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)][string] $Path,
-    [switch] $Find,
-    [switch] $Remove,
-    [switch] $VerifyNoEmpty
-    )
-
-Set-StrictMode -Version 2.0
-$ErrorLog   = 'remove-empty-dirs-error.log'
-
-######## START OF FUNCTIONS ########
-
-function Iterate-And-Remove-Empty-Dirs {
-    
-    $FoundEmpty = $false
-    
-    #Write-Host "Iterating '$Path'"
-    
-    Get-ChildItem -Force -Recurse -Path $Path | Where-Object { $_.PSIsContainer } | ForEach-Object {
-        
-        if ($Find -or -not $Remove) {
-            
-            if (-not (Get-ChildItem -Force $_.FullName)) {
-                
-                # Directory should be empty
-                $_.FullName + ' is empty'
-                
-            }
-            
-        }
-        
-        # This is the dangerous part
-        elseif ($Remove) {
-            
-            if (-not (Get-ChildItem -Force $_.FullName)) {
-                
-                $FoundEmpty = $true
-                
-                # Directory should be empty
-                Remove-Item -Force $_.FullName
-                
-                if (-not $?) {
-                    
-                    Write-Host -ForegroundColor Red "Error: $(Get-Date): Unable to delete $($_.FullName): $($Error[0].ToString))"
-                    "Error: $(Get-Date): Unable to delete $($_.FullName): $($Error[0].ToString))" | Out-File -Append $ErrorLog
-                    
-                    $FoundEmpty = $false # avoid infinite loop
-                    
-                }
-                
-                else {
-                    
-                    Write-Host -ForegroundColor Green "$(Get-Date): Successfully deleted the empty folder: $($_.FullName)"
-                    
-                }
-                
-            }
-            
-        }
-        
-    } # end of ForEach-Object
-    
-    $FoundEmpty
-    
-} # end of function Iterate-And-Remove-Empty-Dirs
-
-######## END OF FUNCTIONS ########
-
-if (-not (Test-Path -Path $Path -PathType Container)) {
-    
-    "The specified path does not exist. Exiting with code 1."
-    exit 1
-    
-}
-
-if ($Remove -and $VerifyNoEmpty) {
-    
-    $Counter = 0
-    
-    while (($OutsideFoundEmpty = Iterate-And-Remove-Empty-Dirs) -eq $true) {
-        
-        $Counter++
-        #Write-Host -ForegroundColor Yellow "-VerifyNoEmpty specified. Found empty dirs on run no ${Counter}. Starting next run."
-        
-    }
-    
-    $Counter++
-    
-    #Write-Host "Made $Counter runs in total"
-    
-}
-
-else {
-    
-    Iterate-And-Remove-Empty-Dirs
-    
-}