In this post, we will be demonstrating how you can remove all empty folders from a specified folder. And then remove the current or specified folder if it does not contain and sub-folders or documents.

All of the ProjectWise related cmdlets are available using the PWPS_DAB module. At the time of this post, I am using version 23.2.0.0. Take a look at the help for each of the cmdlets to become familiar with their functionality, available parameters, etc.

• Show-PWFolderBrowserDialog
• Remove-PWEmptyFolders
• Remove-PWFolder

POWERSHELL CODE SNIPPET

The following is a simple PowerShell code snippet to select a ProjectWise folder object, remove all empty folders contained in the selected folder, and then remove the selected folder if it does not contain any sub-folders or documents.

# Select folder to remove empty folders from and delete if contains no sub-folders or documents.
$pwFolder = Show-PWFolderBrowserDialog

# Determine if selected folder has any sub-folders.
if(($pwfolder.GetSubFolders()).Count -gt 0){
    # Remove all empty folders from selected folder.
    Remove-PWEmptyFolders -FolderPath $pwfolder.FullPath 

    <# Determine if the selected folder still has any sub-folders or documents.
        If yes, write warning. If no, remove the selected folder. #>
    if(($pwFolder.GetFolderDocuments()).Count -eq 0 -and ($pwFolder.GetSubFolders()).Count -eq 0){
        Remove-PWFolder -FolderPath $pwfolder.FullPath -ProceedWithDelete -RemoveFolders
    } else {
        Write-Warning -Message "$($pwFolder)"
    }
} # end if(($pwfolder.GetSubFolders()).Count -gt 0...

Experiment with it and have fun. Hopefully, you find this useful.

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