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How can I save an XML in a path with 260+ characters?
Here is my situation. I have an XML that resides in a path that contains 260+ characters. One of the folders in this path will always be random, another one is based on versions so it could be ...
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Powershell's Copy-Item gives inconsistent results on file system and registry
I am trying to use Powershell's Copy-Item commandlet with the -Recurse and -Force parameters to copy settings from one registry key and overwrite the same settings (if they exist) in another key. If ...
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recursing folders and renaming files with create date added to filename
I am very much a newbie to powershell but have figured out some of what I need for a project at work. We have test result files (PDF, XLS. TXT, etc) in folders relating to test locations. Most ...
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Powershell search subfolders for specific folder and copy
I'm trying to write a powershell scripts to search a folder and its subfolders for a specific folder from a csv file and then copy that folder elsewhere.
[CmdletBinding()]
Param(
[Parameter(...
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How to catch machine name on copy-item error?
I'm trying to write a file and delete a file on multiple remote Windows machines. If the machine is not available, ie. not on line I want to capture that in an error log so that I have a list of ...
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Get-ChildItem and Copy-Item explanation
Why does
gci $from -Recurse | copy-item -Destination $to -Recurse -Force -Container
not behave in the same way as
copy-item $from $to -Recurse -Force
?
I think it should be the same, but somehow ...
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Powershell 3.0: COPY-ITEM Filter or Include options not working
Does the -Filter or -Include parameter work for anyone when using Powershell 3.0? I've tried both of the following commands:
Copy-Item -Path c:\temp -Include "*.TXT" -Destination C:\temp2
and
Copy-...
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Take a result set (eg. listofcomputers.txt) and run a copy-item command on every item of result set
Hi all: This is what I'm trying to do....
Take a result set (eg. listoffailedcomputers.txt) and run a copy command on every item inside the result set.
The logic is to run a copy command on all the ...
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Copying a file on change using PowerShell
I am using a FileSystemWatcher to notify on file change, and then create a copy of that file:
$watcher = New-Object System.IO.FileSystemWatcher
$watcher.Path = "C:\Orders\"
$watcher....
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Odd Copy-Item powershell behaviour
I'm still a bit of a newbie at powershell (coming from vbscript) and it has been a while since I have done anything too serious, so I apologise in advance if the code isn't as graceful as it could be.
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copy-item cannot bind argument to parameter 'path' because it is null
This one has me stumped. I have already searched on "copy-item cannot bind argument to parameter 'path' because it is null", and found several posts where the answer involved fixing the syntax so that ...
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copy-item a file with strange characters in filename (i.e [])
I must copy a file names as follow
$filename = "Sport.EL#15.csv.[]"
into another folder.
if I use
copy-item -force Sport.EL#15.csv.[] $dest_path
it doesn't work.
since I do that:
foreach ...
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PowerShell: Copy-Item throws DriveNotFoundException
My script keeps bugging me with the following exception
copy-item : Cannot find drive. A drive with the name 'F' does not exist.
At C:\Program Files (x86)\CA\ARCserve Backup\Templates\RB_Pre_Process....
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Copy-Item Could not find part of path (with . in folder name)
I'm trying to use Copy-Item to copy a file to an existing folder and getting the error "Could not find part of path". I've Googled this problem for ages, but can't seem to find an answer.
I altered ...
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powershell update file in subfolders if it already exists
I can't believe this is as difficult as I'm finding it.
I have a folder on a server share. This folder has a number of subfolder which may, or may not, contain a file I want to overwrite with a ...
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Powershell script to copy and execute
Basically from a input provided network path (e.g "\SERVER\SHARE\") i want to copy a specific Excel file to my desktop and run it automatically. Problem is that on my desktop there are other Excel ...
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How to mirror files with given pattern (wildcard)
I've got a folder with a lots of installation files inside. I would like to take some of these (found by given pattern) and mirror them to the flash drive.
Source:
D:\ccleaner124.exe
D:\dfc221.exe
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How to force the copy of a file using powershell
I'm using powershell to copy file to a remote computer witht he following command :
Copy-Item -Path [MyPath]\* -Destination \\[server]\[MyPath] -force
It's working great, but sometime I'm receiving ...
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Need help on Powershell Copy-Item from network drives
I am trying to use Copy-Item from remote machine to another remote machine with the command:
Copy-Item -Path "\\machine1\abc\123\log 1.zip" -Destination "\\machine2\\c$\Logs\"
I am constantly getting ...
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Powershell Copy-Item - Access Denied
I'm writing a script that will open files in a directory and perform a find/replace. But before I do that I would like to make copies of the files in the same directory as the original file. All ...
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Get the list of files that are getting copied in PowerShell
I am using the PowerShell Copy-Item command to copy a directory with files to another location.
I want to display all the files on the console that are getting copied so that I know the status of the ...
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Why does the copyItemAtPath:toPath:userPath failed to copy the file when the file really exists? NSFileNoSuchFileError, Cocoa Error Code 4
- (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions
{
// Override point for customization after application launch.
if ([[UIDevice ...
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Want to wait till copy complete using Powershell Copy-Item
I am copying files from One Windows machine to another using Copy-Item in Powershell script.
But I want to wait till copy completes, Powershell Copy-Item is non-blocking call means, it just triggers ...
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Why can't Powershell Copy-Item -Source -Destination to a UNC path known as a Variable see below
#VARIABLES
$Source = Read-host "Please provide DIR location you wish to copy its contents from.
ie. (UNC, Absolute paths, etc)"
$Serverlist = Read-Host "Please provide the location of the server ...
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Copying files and creating new folders based on "creationdate"
I am counting all files in my Pictures folder with
Get-ChildItem C:\pictures -force | Group-Object extension | Sort-Object count -descending | ft count,name -auto
I am then copying all my MTS-files (...
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In Powershell can you use the copy-item command to copy all the contents of a directory including folders?
I know how to do it with different commands but is there a way to make it so copy-item cmdlet also copies directories to the target folder for example if I wanted to copy everything in the C:\users ...
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powershell copy-item all files from harddrive to another harddrive
This is what I have but keep getting following error. I am using Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit. I need to copy everything from my laptop hard-drive to desktop K:\Mybackup folder.
$source = "M:\"
$dest ...
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Powershell move directory and add extension
I have a homework problem and I can't get to the end of it:
Write a shell that has two folder names as parameters and moves the second
folder as subfolder of the first one and adds '.unu' to all ...
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Powershell: 'The fully qualified file name must be less than 260 characters'
I tried to use powershell command copy-item as xcopyto copy content of one disk to another one.
copy-item -Path h:\* -Destination g:\ -Recurse -Force
However, I encountered the following errors:
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Powershell: Using Copy-Item to copy a file from TFS Server to another destination
I have the command
Copy-Item -literalPath $file.ServerItem $destinationPath -recurse -force
where
$file.ServerItem (path to file on tfs server that we want to copy)=
"$/TFSServer/MyPath/...
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Powershell: How to copy a file from TFS to a different destination
I'm writing a powershell script for deployment. I need to copy changed files from TFS to our Test Server. I have been able to retrieve the change sets, and I have been able to drill down to the Item. ...
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PowerShell - suppress Copy-Item 'Folder already exists' error
When I run a recursive Copy-Item from a folder that has sub folders to a new folder that contains the same sub folders as the original, it throws an error when the subfolders already exist.
How can I ...
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Copy-Item cmdlet should only copy difference
Im writeing a backupscript useing powershell. I know that i could just use robocopy or rsync but i would like to do this in powershell. The problem i have has to do with the copy-item cmdlet. What my ...
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powershell error checking during file copy with recursion
I have a program that copies folders and files recursively.
example:
Copy-Item -path "$folderA" -destination "$folderB" -recurse
Sometimes the files do not copy. Is there a way to "step inside the ...
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PowerShell copy fails without warning
Howdy, am trying to copy a file from IE cache to somewhere else. This works on w7, but not Vista Ultimate.
In short:
copy-item $f -Destination "$targetDir" -force
(I also tried $f.fullname)
The ...
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Progress during large file copy (Copy-Item & Write-Progress?)
Is there any way to copy a really large file (from one server to another) in PowerShell AND display its progress?
There are solutions out there to use Write-Progress in conjunction with looping to ...
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Powershell filter files by SQL Server result set and copy
I am executing a query in SQL Server and returning a single column result set. I need to loop through the result set and find file names matching the record from the result set. Part of the file name ...
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PowerShell Copy-Item what I'm doing wrong?
Given the dir structure:
x\Code
x\Script\Backup.ps1
Backup.ps1 contains:
$BackupDirectoy = "..\Backup"
$CodeDirectory = "..\Code"
function BackupCurrentVersion()
{
New-Item $...
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PowerShell: Copy-Item Cannot find path
I'm trying to get PowerShell to copy files from a remote computer (on which I have admin rights through AD) to the local computer.
It fails in the strangest place. Here's a snippet of the script:
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How Do I copy the files and the Folder Tree to Remote Machine?
I have two machines Server A and Server B, and I want to copy all the files and folder tree from Server A to Server B using PowerShell.
I have tried the command given below, but it copies only the ...
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Powershell Copy-Item but only copy changed files
I am trying to recurse through a directory and copy it from A to B. That can be done with the following:
Copy-Item C:\MyTest C:\MyTest2 –recurse
I want to be able though to only copy new files (ones ...
James Turns
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What is the meaning of Powershell's Copy-Item's -container argument?
I am writing a script for MS PowerShell. This script uses the Copy-Item command. One of the optional arguments to this command is "-container". The documentation for the argument states that ...
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