Storage Sense not deleting downloads – Workaround

<#  Script to delete files older than 7 days in all user download directories
	Does not apply to public or administrator accounts

  Author: Alex Durrant
	Version: V1.0
	
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    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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    See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
    limitations under the License.
#>
# Define the time threshold for old files (7 days ago)
$thresholdDate = (Get-Date).AddDays(-7)

# Define the log file path
$logFilePath = "C:\Program Files\ScheduledTasks\DownloadsFolderCleanup_log.txt"

# Ensure the ScheduledTasks directory exists
if (-not (Test-Path -Path "C:\Program Files\ScheduledTasks")) {
    New-Item -Path "C:\Program Files\ScheduledTasks" -ItemType Directory -Force
}

# Function to log messages to the log file
function Log-Message {
    param (
        [string]$message
    )
    $timestamp = Get-Date -Format "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"
    $logEntry = "$timestamp - $message"
    Add-Content -Path $logFilePath -Value $logEntry
}

Log-Message "Starting cleanup process."

# Get all user profile directories excluding Default, Public, and Administrator
$userProfiles = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_UserProfile | Where-Object {
    $_.Special -eq $false -and
    $_.LocalPath -notmatch 'Default|Public|Administrator'
} | Select-Object -ExpandProperty LocalPath

foreach ($profile in $userProfiles) {
    # Define the Downloads directory path for the current user profile
    $downloadsPath = Join-Path -Path $profile -ChildPath 'Downloads'
    
    if (Test-Path -Path $downloadsPath) {
        # Get all files in the Downloads directory older than the threshold date
        $oldFiles = Get-ChildItem -Path $downloadsPath -File -Recurse | Where-Object {
            $_.LastWriteTime -lt $thresholdDate
        }

        foreach ($file in $oldFiles) {
            try {
                # Forcefully delete the old file
                Remove-Item -Path $file.FullName -Force -ErrorAction Stop
                Log-Message "Deleted file: $($file.FullName)"
            } catch {
                Log-Message "Failed to delete file: $($file.FullName). Error: $_"
            }
        }
    } else {
        Log-Message "Downloads directory not found for profile: $profile"
    }
}

Log-Message "Cleanup process completed."