techthoughts2
11/21/2016 - 9:26 PM

Test for a file and remove

Test for a file and remove the file if found.

#tests for file and if found removes the file.
#---------------------------------------------------------
$path = 'C:\path\Test.txt'
#---------------------------------------------------------
if (Test-Path $path) {
    Write-OutPut "$path detected, removing file before starting..."
    try {
        Remove-Item -Path $path -Force -Confirm:$false -ErrorAction Stop
    }
    catch {
        Write-OutPut "Unable to remove $path"
    }
	Write-OutPut "$path was not found. No action taken."
}