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Powershell Delete files by Size & Notify Telegram Log

This script remove files more than X size and notify log by Telegram.

Powershell script:

  • set variables.
  • run on Powershell.

can be used with task scheduler to keep specific folders clean


# First, we specify the details of the Telegram account and the chat ID

$botToken = Get-Content -Path  Env:\botToken
$chatId =   Get-Content -Path  Env:\chatId 

# Then, we define the path of the directory that we want to check, Size,Log Directory
$directory = "YOUR_PATH" 
$sizeFile = 2GB #100MB
$directoryLOG = YOUR_PATH


# We get a list of files in the directory that are greater than size specify
$filesBig = Get-ChildItem $directory -Recurse | Where-Object { $_.Length -cge $sizeFile } | Select-Object Name,";",Directory,@{n='GB';e={"{0:N2}" -F ($_.length/ 1GB)}} 

# If there are no files that meet the criteria, we end the execution of the script
if ($filesBig.Count -eq 0) {
    Write-Host "No files larger than $($sizeFile/1GB)GB."
    return
}

# If there are files that find the criteria, we generate the message that will be sent by Telegram
$message = "$(Get-Date -Format "yyyyMMdd_HH:mm:ss") ;" 

foreach ($files in $filesBig) {


    $message += "$($files.Name) ;$($files.GB)GB; $($files.Directory) ;files more than $($sizeFile/1GB)GB `n"
    # Save LOG
    Add-Content -Path $directoryLOG $message
    # Remove items
    Get-ChildItem $directory -Recurse | Where-Object { $_.Length -cge $sizeFile } | Remove-Item -Force 
}

# Send the message via Telegram
$message = [System.Web.HttpUtility]::UrlEncode($message)
$uri = "https://api.telegram.org/bot$botToken/sendMessage?chat_id=$chatId&text=$message"
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $ur
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