Keep x number of files and delete all others - Powershell

Question

I am trying to write a script that will look through a set of folders and keep only the last 10 files. The files in each folder could be created daily, weekly or monthly. I

Answer 1

@Andy: My rep is too low to comment so posting an answer. If you are getting strange results, it may be because you are looking in Windows Explorer which by default shows the Last Modified date instead of the Creation Date. To get results consistent with that shown in Windows Explorer, swap LastWriteTime for CreationTime like so: gci C:\temp\ -Recurse| where{-not $_.PsIsContainer}| sort LastWriteTime -desc | select -Skip 10| Remove-Item -Force