The directory is not empty

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1

Hi,

I have a script to delete the profiles folder for staff who have left

I am calling the txt document which contains the list of profiles that need deleting

When I run the script I get an error:

At C:\scripts\staff leavers\deleteprofiles.ps1:1 char:50

  • … pts\Staff leavers\profiledel.txt’ | %{Remove-Item $_ -Recurse -Force}
  •                                       ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    • CategoryInfo : WriteError: (AppData:DirectoryInfo) [Remove-Item], IOException
    • FullyQualifiedErrorId : RemoveFileSystemItemIOError,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.RemoveItemCommand
      Remove-Item : Cannot remove item \CONTAINS THE PROFILE PATH HERE: The directory is not empty.
2

There’s likely something in there it’s unable to delete. Probably due to permissions.

3

Try to run the script from an elevated shell. I’m with Don. This smells like permissions.

4

The other option would be lock on the folder or file which might still be open for some other application.

5

hi,

How would I run with an elevated shell?