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)



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