Delete the folder from the document library for the document workspace site using SharePoint 2010 web service in powershell

In this blog you will see how to delete the folder from the document library for the document workspace site using SharePoint 2010 web service in powershell

Steps Involved:

1. Open SharePoint 2010 Management Shell by going to Start | All Programs | SharePoint | Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Products | SharePoint 2010 Management Shell (Run as Administrator).
2. Run the following script.

Powershell Script:

## Delete the folder from the document library for the document workspace site using SharePoint 2010 web service in powershell $uri="http://serverName:10736/sites/ECT2/DWS/_vti_bin/DWS.asmx?wsdl" ## $folderURL is a string which contains the folder url that has to be deleted - "Shared Documents/folder_name". [String]$folderURL="Shared Documents/NewFolder" ## Web Service Reference - http://Site/_vti_bin/DWS.asmx $dwsWebServiceReference = New-WebServiceProxy -Uri $uri -UseDefaultCredential $dwsWebServiceReference.DeleteFolder($folderURL)