NAME
Remove-PSDrive
SYNOPSIS
Deletes temporary Windows PowerShell drives and disconnects mapped network drives.SYNTAX
Remove-PSDrive [-LiteralName]
[-Confirm] [-Force] [-PSProvider ] [-Scope ] [-UseTransaction] [-WhatIf] [
] Remove-PSDrive [-Name]
[-Confirm] [-Force] [-PSProvider ] [-Scope ] [-UseTransaction] [-WhatIf] [
] DESCRIPTION
The Remove-PSDrive cmdlet deletes temporary Windows PowerShell drives that were created by using the New-PSDrive
cmdlet.Starting in Windows PowerShell 3.0, Remove-PSDrive also disconnects mapped network drives, including, but not
limited to, drives created by using the Persist parameter of New-PSDrive . Remove-PSDrive cannot delete Windows
physical or logical drives. Starting in Windows PowerShell 3.0, when an external drive is connected to the computer, Windows PowerShell automatically adds a PSDrive to the file system that represents the new drive. You do not have to restart Windows PowerShell. Similarly, when an external drive is disconnected from the computer, Windows PowerShell automatically deletes the PSDrive that represents the removed drive.PARAMETERS
-Confirm [
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet. Required? false Position? named Default value False Accept pipeline input? False Accept wildcard characters? false] -Force [
Removes the current Windows PowerShell drive. Required? false Position? named Default value False Accept pipeline input? False Accept wildcard characters? false] -LiteralName
Specifies the name of the drive.The value of LiteralName is used exactly as typed. No characters are interpreted as wildcard characters. If
the name includes escape characters, enclose it in single quotation marks. Single quotation marks instruct Windows PowerShell not to interpret any characters as escape sequences. Required? true Position? 0 Default value NoneAccept pipeline input? True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false-Name
Specifies the names of the drives to remove. Do not type a colon (:) after the drive name. Required? true Position? 0 Default value NoneAccept pipeline input? True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false-PSProvider
Specifies an array of PSProvider objects. This cmdlet removes and disconnects all of the drives associated with the specified Windows PowerShell provider. Required? false Position? named Default value NoneAccept pipeline input? True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false-Scope
Specifies an index that identifies the scope from which the drive is being removed. Required? false Position? named Default value NoneAccept pipeline input? True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false-UseTransaction [
Includes the command in the active transaction. This parameter is valid only when a transaction is in progress. For more information, see Includes the command in the active transaction. This parameter is valid only when a transaction is in progress. For more information, see Required? false Position? named Default value False Accept pipeline input? False Accept wildcard characters? false] -WhatIf [
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run. Required? false Position? named Default value False Accept pipeline input? False Accept wildcard characters? false] This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216). INPUTS
System.Management.Automation.PSDriveInfoYou can pipe a drive object, such as one from the Get-PSDrive cmdlet, to the this cmdlet.
OUTPUTS
None This cmdlet does not return any output.NOTES
Remove-PSDrive * is designed to work with the data exposed by any Windows PowerShell provider. To list the
providers in your session, use the Get-PSProvider cmdlet. For more information, see about_Providers
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113250).*
Example 1: Remove a file system drive
PS C:\>Remove-PSDrive -Name smp
This command removes a temporary file system drive named smp.Example 2: Remove mapped network drives
PS C:\>Get-PSDrive X, S | Remove-PSDrive
This command disconnects the X: mapped network drive that was created in File Explorer and the S: mapped networkdrive that was created by using the Persist parameter of the New-PSDrive cmdlet.
The command uses the Get-PSDrive cmdlet to get the drives and Remove-PSDrive to disconnect them.
RELATED LINKS
Online Version: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=821618Get-PSDrive
New-PSDrive