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Powershell to move files from folder 1 to folder 2 based on hours of creation

I am looking for a script that can be scheduled to run every 15 min to identify folders in a UNC like \\fileserver\oldfolder and move the files older than 2 hours to a new UNC location like \\fileserver\newfolder.

Please advise and provide a script to it.

Thanks

Benjamin Voglar

How to scedule powershell script :

https://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/17736-run-powershell-scripts-from-task-scheduler

Save script below as xxx.ps1

Get-ChildItem -Path "\\share\folder" |
Where-Object {
  [datetime]::ParseExact($_.BaseName, "yyyyMMddHHmmss", $null) -gt (Get-Date).AddMinutes(-15)
} |
Move-Item -Destination "\\shre\folder2"

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auk_experts

ASKER

Thanks for responding , i got below error when i changed and executed . May be its date format what we use ?

Exception calling "ParseExact" with "3" argument(s): "String was not recognized as a valid DateTime."
At C:\Users\administrator.AUK\Desktop\movefolder.ps1:3 char:25
+ [datetime]::ParseExact <<<< ($_.BaseName, "yyyyMMddHHmmss", $null) -gt (Get-Date).AddMinutes(-15)
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [], MethodInvocationException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : DotNetMethodException

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auk_experts

ASKER

With above i do not get any errors but i don't see any action also as there are some old files in the folder but they are not moved or anything done.

Benjamin Voglar

Oh. I read the question aggain:

Change from -15 to -240 This is 2 h

And then change the -gt (greater than) to -lt (less than)

auk_experts

ASKER

Thanks, without change the -gt it worked great...