This is the most basic form of the command to delete a directory using PowerShell.

Remove-Item "C:\Path\To\Directory"

Some directories contain subdirectories. The -recurse option can be used to delete every file and directory below the specified directory.

Remove-Item -recurse "C:\Path\To\Directory"

Let's say Remove-Item returns something like Permission Denied. In this scenario, let's use Get-Item to check the item permissions.

Get-Item C:\Temp\example.txt


Mode                LastWriteTime     Length Name
----                -------------     ------ ----
-a---         7/26/2024   9:28 AM         80 example.txt

Some directories contain secured files or system files. The -force flag can be used to try to delete files and directories that fail to be deleted without the -force flag.

Remove-Item -recurse -force "C:\Path\To\Directory"