Script to find folders in a directory and delete the folders. Can set how many folders can be left. 

$path = 'E:\'

Get-ChildItem -Path $path -Directory | 
    Sort-Object LastWriteTime -Descending | 
    Select-Object -Skip 2 | 
    Remove-Item -Recurse -WhatIf

To change to delete by date created change 

LastWriteTime

to

CreationTime
Source
https://www.reddit.com/r/PowerShell/comments/45x09d/delete_all_old_backup_folders_leaving_just_two/

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Last Update: May 17, 2024