Delete all files and folders but exclude a subfolder

Question

I have a folder where I need to delete all files and folders except a small list of files and folders.

I can already exclude a list of files, but don\'t see a way to

Answer 1

According to MSDN Remove-Item has a known issue with the -exclude param. Use this variant instead.

Get-ChildItem * -exclude folderToExclude | Remove-Item