PowerShell: Measure-Object Cmdlet

The Measure-Object cmdlet is used to calculate the property values of certain object types. The cmdlet performs three types of measurements – object counts, descriptive statistical metrics of numeric values, and character counts.

?Example: Measure directory size

?Measure-Object -Property length -Minimum -Maximum -Sum -Average

?Use Case:

The client has an application cache folder that grows significantly and consumes storage space.

?Impact:

-????????? Performance impact: slower disk I/O, longer file access times

-????????? Storage impact: reduced available space for critical applications and data, potential disk fragmentation.

?Solution:

Implemented auto-cleanup using a scheduled script to delete the cache folder at a set file size limit using the Measure-Object cmdlet.

?In this post, I will share a version of the simple script used for auto-cleanup.

Further Reading: Measure-Object (Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility) - PowerShell | Microsoft Learn