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Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to create a bunch of folders based upon the date. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Well, this morning I took the Scripting Wife to the Charlotte airport to begin our trip to Europe. It is beyond me why Teresa...

Summary : In Advanced Event 4, you are required to determine which folders consume the most space. About this event Division Advanced Date of Event 4/5/2012 12:01 AM Due Date 4/12/2012 12:01 AM Event scenario...

Summary : Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to back up modified files to the network. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a folder that contains files in it, some of which I modify on a daily basis. I am wondering if I can use Windows PowerShell to back up only the modified files—those that have changed...

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, discusses three ways to use Windows PowerShell to delete folders and then selects the best. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a question. I occasionally need to delete a large number of folders. What is the easiest way to do this? —BR Hello BR...

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows four ways to create folders with Windows PowerShell, and he discusses the merits of each approach. Hey, Scripting Guy! I am trying to find the best way to create a new folder while using Windows PowerShell. I have seen many ways of creating folders...

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson shows the easy way to use Windows PowerShell to work with the paths to special folders. Hey, Scripting Guy! I notice that in lots of your sample scripts, you often use a folder named FSO, and it appears off of your C: drive. Why do you do this? Is creating...

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell and ASCII characters to automatically create folders with letters in the name. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I recently had a discussion with June and Kim, two of the other Windows PowerShell writers on...

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, teaches you how to use Windows PowerShell to organize your music collection for ease of playback on Windows. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I love the weekend. In general, it is a time for me to explore and to experiment with Windows PowerShell...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson illustrates how to compare two folders by using Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. It is an absolutely beautiful day in Charlotte, North Carolina. The early morning rain gave way to a colorful rainbow. My manager bought me...

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( Note : These solutions were written for Advanced Event 10 .) Advanced Event 10 (Windows PowerShell) Don Jones http://concentratedtech.com Windows PowerShell MVP Award Recipient Co-Author, Windows PowerShell v2: TFM (3rd Edition) Windows PowerShell Trainer, http://CBTNuggets.com Editor-in...

Note : We are no longer accepting entries for this event. See the due dates page for a list of all event due dates. About This Event Division Advanced Date of Event May 7, 2010 Due Date May 14, 2010 ...

Share this post: Hey, Scripting Guy! I hate to type numbers. I actually took typing in high school and did really well with it. I was able to type more than 40 words per minute at the end of the class with no errors. I got an A for the class. But, I was horrible...

Share this post: Hey, Scripting Guy! At work we have a series of folders that are used to store files for a month. At the end of the month, we need to delete all of the files that are in the folders and start over. The folder structure is very nested; therefore, I do not want to have to recreate all...

Hey Scripting Guy! I have a laptop that I bought last year with Windows Vista installed on it. I love it. However, I have been reading all the positive reviews surrounding Windows 7, and I think I am going to install Windows 7 as soon as it is available. In fact, I have already pre-ordered it. The thing...

How Can I List Files and Folders with Special Characters in Their Names? Hey, Scripting Guy! First I would like to thank you for all the good humour you present me every time I need you. I’m trying to use one of your scripts to list the files and folders on my file server. My users are very creative...

How Can I Determine if a Particular Windows Feature Is Installed? Hey, Scripting Guy! I am new to Windows PowerShell scripting and have a little experience with WMI thanks to your Windows PowerShell Scriptomatic tool. I'm trying to determine whether a particular optional Windows component or feature...

Hey, Scripting Guy! This may not sound too exciting, but I do a lot of work with files and folders. I constantly have to create folders and files, move files, and move folders. This was easy to do by using VBScript, but nevertheless it always required at least six lines of code to do anything. Is it...

Deleting Old Folders Programmatically Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to delete some folders that exist under a root folder based upon how long they have been in existence. I do not need to delete the root folder, only the child folders. What is happening is that our logging routine creates new logs...

Hey, Scripting Guy! We are getting ready for a migration, and I am trying to find an easy way to determine the size of the Documents folder. I would like to use Windows PowerShell to do this, but when I use the Get-Item cmdlet to retrieve the properties of a folder, I do not see the size. I really do...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a folder that has about 50 files in it. How can I delete all those files except the one most-recently created? -- GA Hey, GA. You know, today would be a good day to review some of the items that have recently been in the news. (You know that life must be exceedingly dull...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I monitor a folder for the creation of new subfolders? I know that new files can be detected (via WMI events) but the same syntax doesn't detect new folders. -- WS Hey, WS. Before we get started today can we ask you a quick question: are you reading today’s column? If you...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a bunch of folders that had names like this: BAD_20080411; in other words, the characters BAD_ followed by the date. These folders can be on any drive on my computer. How can I write a script that will locate all these folders for me? -- NS Hey, NS. Did you hear about...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a folder with about 1800 shortcuts in it. I need to retrieve the file name and the target for each of these shortcuts in order to import that information into a database. Do you have any idea how I can retrieve this information for each and every shortcut file in a folder?...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I find all the folders that start with a specific string? For example, given the string 123 the script would find folders 123000 through 123999. -- MD Hey, MD. Here in the US we’re still busy trying to figure out who’s going to run for President. (Figure out who will actually...