Remove-PSDrive
SYNOPSIS
Deletes temporary PowerShell drives and disconnects mapped network drives.
SYNTAX
Name (Default)
Remove-PSDrive [-Name] <String[]> [-PSProvider <String[]>] [-Scope <String>] [-Force] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>]
LiteralName
Remove-PSDrive [-LiteralName] <String[]> [-PSProvider <String[]>] [-Scope <String>] [-Force] [-WhatIf]
[-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
The `Remove-PSDrive` cmdlet deletes temporary PowerShell drives that were created by using the `New-PSDrive` cmdlet.
Beginning 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.
Beginning in Windows PowerShell 3.0, when an external drive is connected to the computer, PowerShell automatically adds a PSDrive to the file system that represents the new drive. You do not need to restart PowerShell. Similarly, when an external drive is disconnected from the computer, PowerShell automatically deletes the PSDrive that represents the removed drive.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Remove a file system drive
Remove-PSDrive -Name smp
Example 2: Remove mapped network drives
Get-PSDrive X, S | Remove-PSDrive
PARAMETERS
-Force
Removes the current PowerShell drive.
Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
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 wildcards. If the name includes escape characters, enclose it in single quotation marks ('). Single quotation marks instruct PowerShell not to interpret any characters as escape sequences.
Type: System.String[]
Parameter Sets: LiteralName
Aliases:
Required: True
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept 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.
Type: System.String[]
Parameter Sets: Name
Aliases:
Required: True
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept 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 PowerShell provider.
Type: System.String[]
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Scope
Specifies a scope for the drive. The acceptable values for this parameter are: Global, Local, and Script, or a number relative to the current scope. Scopes number 0 through the number of scopes. The current scope number is 0 and its parent is 1. For more information, see about_Scopes (../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_Scopes.md).
Type: System.String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: Local
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Confirm
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: cf
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.
Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: wi
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
CommonParameters
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.
INPUTS
System.Management.Automation.PSDriveInfo
You can pipe a drive object, such as one from the `Get-PSDrive` cmdlet, to the `Remove-PSDrive` cmdlet.
OUTPUTS
None
This cmdlet does not return any output.
NOTES
- The `Remove-PSDrive` cmdlet is designed to work with the data exposed by any PowerShell provider. To list the providers in your session, use the `Get-PSProvider` cmdlet. For more information, see about_Providers (../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_Providers.md).