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Powershell script to add .old to folders?

Hi all,

I need a script that adds .old to a folder. I already got the script to remove any folder with .old in them.
I have users that get corrupted profiles. Instead of trying to remote into their computer and rename their profiles to .old, is there a script to add .old their profile folder?

What I want to do is launch the script change the name and the computer. Once I make that change I run the script and it will automatically add .old to their profile.

So far I have get-childitem \\computer\c$\users - filter "profile folder name" | {where{$_.PsIsContainer} | rename-item

That's as far as I got, please let me know if I'm using the wrong script.

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Raheman M. Abdul

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xouvang

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Let's say computer is ANC54543 and the folder is TestUser

@LearnCTX - Ok I tried to run the codes and are getting errors. Attached is the screenshot below

@Raheman Mohammed Abdul - Thanks! Your code works

Thanks!
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Aard Vark

You are pasting the script into the powershell console. You need to save it as a .ps1. Fur example script.ps1.

You execute it from the console as follows:

C:\temp\script.ps1 -identity TestUser -conputername ANC54543

Replace c:\temp with the path to the script.

xouvang

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ahhh ok got it

thanks!