Comparing count and combined file sizes of specific file types in target folder and subfolders

Question

Hi all,
I have a script that I use to delete files with a certain file extension in a folder and its subfolders. I would like to enhance to the script by counting the total number of files and their combined size in MB that the script is deleting and use this information
in a popup where a message will say something like "X No. Files deleted totalling YMB
The existing script so far is:
get-childitem  -include *.****.rfa -recurse | foreach ($_) {remove-item $_.fullname}
Can any advise what I need to add as I'm quite new to powershell.
Thanks

Answer 1

So you do not know how to write a simple output statement.  I think you need to start here:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/scriptcenter/dd793612.aspx
Not specifically within Powershell no, like I said I only started looking at it this week as an alternative to VBS.
Nothing is being declared.  You need to learn the basics of PowerShell.  We cannot teach you one line at a time.
Really? So the author of
this website is talking rubbish is he? ("Once data is assigned to a PowerShell variable, it’s automatically declared.")
I never asked for line-by-line hand holding nor am I someone who wants others to write the entire code for me. Examples of previous scripts that perform similar or partial operations would have been a good way to guide a new user unfamiliar to this topic.
Additionally posting modified(incorrect) and unfinished script examples without clearly stating what your code is doing nor that additional lines of code need to be added before the script will operate as outlined in the original post is confusing to someone
with 0 experience in this area.
On forums I frequent that are relevant to subjects which I have good experience with, whenever I respond to a genuine query of that has an example of what they are trying to create/modify, I will happily provide a full example and/or explain what I
have done so the OP understands exactly what I did to achieve their request in my example. For someone with your points tally (and likely a respected poster amongst your peers on this site) responding with what is essentially "RFTM Noob" I trust you can understand
is somewhat disappointing.