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PowerShell script to remove WindowsPatchExtension status files with indexes higher than the latest settings file, for Update Manager cleanup.
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<# | |
.SYNOPSIS | |
Removes status files with indexes greater than the highest index found in the settings directory. | |
.DESCRIPTION | |
This script automatically finds the latest versioned extension directory for the WindowsPatchExtension, | |
identifies the highest-numbered `.settings` file under the `RuntimeSettings` directory, and deletes all | |
`.status` files under the corresponding `status` directory that have a higher numeric index. | |
.PARAMETER None | |
No parameters required. Paths are dynamically resolved from the base extension root. | |
.NOTES | |
Author: Blake Drumm ([email protected]) | |
Created: June 13th, 2025 | |
License: MIT License - Microsoft | |
MIT License | |
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation | |
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy | |
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal | |
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights | |
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The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all | |
copies or substantial portions of the Software. | |
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IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, | |
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AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER | |
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, | |
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE | |
SOFTWARE. | |
#> | |
# ============================ | |
# PowerShell Script to Remove Status Files Above Max Settings Index | |
# ============================ | |
# ----- Root Path and Wildcard Handling ----- | |
$rootPath = "C:\Packages\Plugins\Microsoft.CPlat.Core.WindowsPatchExtension" | |
$settingsDir = Get-ChildItem -Path $rootPath -Directory | Where-Object { | |
Test-Path "$($_.FullName)\RuntimeSettings" | |
} | Sort-Object Name -Descending | Select-Object -First 1 | |
$statusDir = Get-ChildItem -Path $rootPath -Directory | Where-Object { | |
Test-Path "$($_.FullName)\status" | |
} | Sort-Object Name -Descending | Select-Object -First 1 | |
if (-not $settingsDir -or -not $statusDir) { | |
Write-Output "RuntimeSettings or Status directory not found under: $rootPath" | |
exit 1 | |
} | |
$SettingsDirectory = Join-Path $settingsDir.FullName "RuntimeSettings" | |
$StatusDirectory = Join-Path $statusDir.FullName "status" | |
Write-Output "Using Settings Directory: $SettingsDirectory" | |
Write-Output "Using Status Directory: $StatusDirectory" | |
# ----- Get Highest Settings File Number ----- | |
$settingsFiles = Get-ChildItem -Path $SettingsDirectory -File -Filter '*.settings' | |
$settingsNumbers = $settingsFiles.Name | ForEach-Object { | |
if ($_ -match '^(\d+)\.settings$') { | |
[int]$matches[1] | |
} | |
} | |
if (-not $settingsNumbers) { | |
Write-Output "No valid settings files found in: $SettingsDirectory" | |
exit 1 | |
} | |
$maxSettingNumber = ($settingsNumbers | Measure-Object -Maximum).Maximum | |
Write-Output "Highest settings file index: $maxSettingNumber" | |
# ----- Remove Status Files With Numbers Greater Than Max ----- | |
$statusFiles = Get-ChildItem -Path $StatusDirectory -File -Filter '*.status' | |
foreach ($file in $statusFiles) { | |
if ($file.Name -match '^(\d+)\.status$') { | |
$statusNum = [int]$matches[1] | |
if ($statusNum -gt $maxSettingNumber) { | |
try { | |
Remove-Item -Path $file.FullName -Force | |
Write-Output "Deleted: $($file.Name)" | |
} catch { | |
Write-Output "Failed to delete: $($file.Name). Error: $_" | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
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