Need PowerShell training? Check out ITProTV’s PowerShell online IT training courses. Learn last week’s command: Get-ComputerInfo. *** An alternative is to replace -Force with -Confirm:$false The user is prompted for confirmation to run the command.Ĭlear all recycle bins without confirmation :Ĭlear-RecycleBin uses the – Force parameter and does not prompt the user for confirmation to clear all recycle bins on the local computer. This command shows you the PowerShell version information on your machine.Ĭlear-RecycleBin prompts the user for confirmation to clear all recycle bins on the local computer.Ĭlear-RecycleBin uses the – DriveLetter parameter to specify the recycle bin on the C volume. Get the PowerShell Version from your machine :

What version of PowerShell am I using for this blog? *** This cmdlet was re-added in PowerShell 7. This action is like using Windows Empty Recycle Bin. The Clear-RecycleBin cmdlet deletes the content of a computer’s recycle bin. Each week, Adam will walk you through a PowerShell command, showing you when and how to use each one.

This is a part of an on-going blog series written by Adam Gordon.

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