RAI4301_0001: Deleting a file from Windows with Powershell

Summary

ID	RAI4301_0001
Brief Description	Removing a file from a Windows system through the Powershell
Author	e6e6e@Cyberok
Creation Date	2023/03/22
Modification Date	2023/03/30
Requirements	software
Tags	Delete File
Means of action	Windows PowerShell cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powershell:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Targets of action	Windows Host cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Linked Response Actions	Remove File

Description

To delete the file using PowerShell, we can use the Remove-Item command. Remove-Item command removes the file from the path specified. For example, we have the file with path: C:\Test\Test.txt.

To delete the file use the below command.

Remove-Item 'C:\Test\test.txt'

This command deletes a file that's both hidden and read-only.

Remove-Item -Path C:\Test\hidden-RO-file.txt -Force

It uses the Path parameter to specify the file. It uses the Force parameter to delete it. Without Force, you can not delete read-only or hidden files Microsoft/Powershell