copy data using powershell.

Hello,

I am working on a PS script to copy filders, subfolders, and files from an UNC shared to a folder in a user profile only if the folder does not exist.

May someone check the below script and advise if it will work?

$checkpath = "%userprofile%\Appdata\Roaming\app1"

if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $checkpath)) {

copy-item -path \\server1\shared\apps1\*.* -destination %userprofile%\Appdata\Roaming\apps1

}

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nav2567

8/22/2022 - Mon

oBdA

12/17/2019

% doesn't work in PowerShell; you need to use the automatic $env variable.
And if you're unsure about cmdlets that actually change anything, you can usually use the -WhatIf switch to see what would happen.
So this here is in test mode and will not actually copy anything; remove the -WhatIf to run it for real.

$checkpath = "${env:AppData}\app1"
if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $checkpath)) {
	Copy-Item -Path \\server1\shared\apps1\*.* -Destination $checkpath -Recurse -Force -WhatIf
}

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Edit: Changed path to use %AppData%

Darrell Porter

12/17/2019

$checkpath = "${env:UserProfile}\Appdata\Roaming\app1"

If (Test-Path -Path \\Server1\Shared\Apps1 -pathtype Container) {
    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $checkpath -pathtype Container)) {
        copy-item -path \\server1\shared\apps1 -destination $checkpath -recurse -force -verbose
    }
    Else {
        Write-Output "Destination folder already exists."
    }
}
Else {
    Write-Output "Path \\Server1\Shared\Apps1 does not exist or is inaccessible."
}

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This should do what you want it to do

nav2567

12/17/2019

ASKER

Thanks All.

Darrell, I have tried your script but it only create the APP1 file in the destination folder instead of the APP1 folder with the data.

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James Murphy

oBdA

12/17/2019

Just noticed that either your $checkpath or the copy command is probably: in checkpath, you have "app1", in the copy command, you used apps1.

$checkpath = "${env:AppData}\apps1"
if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $checkpath)) {
	Copy-Item -Path \\server1\shared\apps1\*.* -Destination $checkpath -Recurse -Force -WhatIf
}

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nav2567

12/17/2019

ASKER

oBdA, I have tried. Nothing is created...

oBdA

12/17/2019

You noticed the part about the test mode above and that the output should say something like

What if: Performing the operation "Copy Directory" ...

This means that Copy-Item is in "pretend" mode. You need to remove the -WhatIf at the end of line 3 to run it for real.
You can as well replace it with a -Verbose to see which files are being copied.

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nav2567

12/17/2019

ASKER

Same result as Darrell's script. I only see the app1 file instead of the folder with content.

Thanks.

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12/17/2019

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