Move File In Powershell
After thinking about it, replacing an existing folder has a lot more consequences than replacing an existing file. This may be why the provider handles both differently. I do agree though unless I am overlooking something, using -force should replace folders as well. It can’t move files larger than 250MB A limitation of this PowerShell module is that it can’t send files larger than 250MB to SharePoint. This script will make a note of these files and export a list of them to c: temp largefiles.txt in case you want to move them manually.
Hello,I have a need to complete the following tasks on Windows Server 2012. I would like to use a powershell script and use task scheduler to have it run every 15 minutes.-Move an xml file from multiple remote locations to multiple local folders-Log the file names that were copied, if any (in some cases there will be nothing copied)-Make a local copy of the moved files and change the file extension, while keeping the initial file (e.g., file.xml was moved, after this action I would have file.xml and file.mlx)-Send an email with the log output showing the file names that were moved and the time at which they were movedUnix guy here - thanks for your assistance. Shouldn't be that difficult.Stand 'what have you done so far?' Question:)File permissions could be a bit of a pain.Move an xml file from multiple remote locations to multiple local folders1 to 1 copy or 1 to many?-Log the file names that were copied, if any (in some cases there will be nothing copied)Add to log or just a temp log for the email?
The Move-Item cmdlet moves an item, including its properties, contents, and child items, from one location to another location. The locations must be supported by the same provider. For example, it can move a file or subdirectory from one directory to another or move a registry subkey from one key to another.
-Make a local copy of the moved files and change the file extension, while keeping the initial file (e.g., file.xml was moved, after this action I would have file.xml and file.mlx)For archiving? Will the local copy only have the renamed xml file?
The files will always have unique names, so no worries about name clashes. There will not be any directories under 'Folder' that I do not want to process from (I set it up this way explicitly)This helps keep things simple.Thanks for the start! I ran the script and got an error, as it was looking in the present working directory @ line 10 Get-ChildItem. I changed $dir to $sourceBase and ran it again without error, but also without any output.What was the error message?
It's better to solve the errors rather than randomly changing lines in the code.Having said that I must be more awake this morning as I see a mistake in the code.Change line 10 back and change line 7 to this. Powershell PS C: C: Scripts MoveFiles. Ps1Get-ChildItem: Cannot find path 'C:PL' because it does not exist.
At C: Scripts MoveFiles. Ps1: 10 char: 17 + $fileList = Get-ChildItem -Path $dir -Filter '.xml' + + CategoryInfo: ObjectNotFound: ( C: PL: String ) Get-ChildItem , ItemNotFoundException + FullyQualifiedErrorId: PathNotFound, Microsoft.
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GetChildItemCommand Get-ChildItem: Cannot find path 'C:ST' because it does not exist. At C: Scripts MoveFiles.
Ps1: 10 char: 17 + $fileList = Get-ChildItem -Path $dir -Filter '.xml' + + CategoryInfo: ObjectNotFound: ( C: ST: String ) Get-ChildItem , ItemNotFoundException + FullyQualifiedErrorId: PathNotFound, Microsoft. GetChildItemCommand Get-ChildItem: Cannot find path 'C:TA' because it does not exist. At C: Scripts MoveFiles.
Ps1: 10 char: 17 + $fileList = Get-ChildItem -Path $dir -Filter '.xml' + + CategoryInfo: ObjectNotFound: ( C: TA: String ) Get-ChildItem , ItemNotFoundException + FullyQualifiedErrorId: PathNotFound, Microsoft. Powershell PS C: C: Scripts MoveFiles. Ps1 dirList: ProductLabelv2 Storev2 Tastingv2 dir before split: ProductLabelv2 dir after split: ProductLabelv2 destDir: D: Batch ProductLabelv2 Input Get-ChildItem: Cannot find path 'C:ProductLabelv2' because it does not exist. At C: Scripts MoveFiles. Ps1: 13 char: 17 + $fileList = Get-ChildItem -Path $dir -Filter '.xml' + + CategoryInfo: ObjectNotFound: ( C: ProductLabelv2: String ) Get-ChildItem , ItemNotFoundException + FullyQualifiedErrorId: PathNotFound, Microsoft. GetChildItemCommand dir before split: Storev2 dir after split: Storev2 destDir: D: Batch Storev2 Input Get-ChildItem: Cannot find path 'C:Storev2' because it does not exist.
At C: Scripts MoveFiles. Ps1: 13 char: 17 + $fileList = Get-ChildItem -Path $dir -Filter '.xml' + + CategoryInfo: ObjectNotFound: ( C: Storev2: String ) Get-ChildItem , ItemNotFoundException + FullyQualifiedErrorId: PathNotFound, Microsoft.
GetChildItemCommand dir before split: Tastingv2 dir after split: Tastingv2 destDir: D: Batch Tastingv2 Input Get-ChildItem: Cannot find path 'C:Tastingv2' because it does not exist. At C: Scripts MoveFiles.
Ps1: 13 char: 17 + $fileList = Get-ChildItem -Path $dir -Filter '.xml' + + CategoryInfo: ObjectNotFound: ( C: Tastingv2: String ) Get-ChildItem , ItemNotFoundException + FullyQualifiedErrorId: PathNotFound, Microsoft.
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Hi Grant,It looks like Move-Item actually copies files and then deletes the original. At least, if I cut and past a large file in File Explorer, file moves immediately. However, if I move the same file by using Move-Item, I see that Windows actually writes all thebytes from original file to the destination file instead of just changing file location in master file table.Is there any alternative method to move files, say by using?Thank you.Well this is the world we live in And these are the hands we're given.