Archiving File Shares with Windows PowerShell

re: Archiving File Shares with Windows PowerShell

bahman62 — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 22:30:02 GMT

hi scripting guy,

i use this script to archive

----

param(

[Parameter(

Mandatory = $true,

Position = 0,

HelpMessage = "Root of the folders or share to archive"

)]

[String] $source,

[Parameter(

Mandatory = $true,

Position = 1,

HelpMessage = "Path of the folder or share of archive"

)]

[string] $target,

[Parameter(

Mandatory = $false,

Position = 3

)]

[int] $days = 30

)

# Object created for shortcut creation

$wsh = new-object -comobject wscript.shell

Get-ChildItem $source -Recurse |

Where-Object {!$_.psiscontainer -and $_.extension -eq ".xla" -and ((get-date) - $_.lastwritetime).totaldays -gt $days -and $_.extension -ne ".lnk"} |

ForEach-Object {

# For each file build the destination path

$dest = $_.fullname -replace ([regex]::escape($source)), $target

# Check if the destination file path has the parent directory, if not create it

$parent = split-path $dest

if(!(test-path $parent)){

[void] (new-item -Path (split-path $parent) -Name (split-path $parent -leaf) -ItemType directory)

}

$date = $_.lastwritetime

$acl = $_ | Get-Acl

# Try to move the file into the destination

ls $_.fullname >> c:\logs\test1.txt

Move-Item -Path $_.fullname -Destination $dest -ErrorAction silentlycontinue

}

----

then i start it with the file rolle.pa1 file like.\Backup-FileSharesm.ps1 -source C:\logs -target C:\archive -days 30

How can i say when you find a folder then if exist rolle.ps2 then read the rolle from rolle.ps2 for archive otherwise is default from rolle.ps1

re: Archiving File Shares with Windows PowerShell

Aida — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 21:51:00 GMT

Greate scripts Thanks

re: Archiving File Shares with Windows PowerShell

IamMred — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 16:54:49 GMT

@Mikko Koskenkorva What you will want to do is to modify the code a bit to capture the original timestamps, and then write them to the copied files. Take a look at this Hey Scripting Guy blog article I wrote last week blogs.technet.com/.../weekend-scripter-use-powershell-to-set-word-document-time-stamps.aspx

re: Archiving File Shares with Windows PowerShell

Mikko Koskenkorva — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 12:37:26 GMT

Hi Scripting guy, great post! Exactly what I was looking for and works a charm :) Any hints how to retain the archived folders' Created date value or Date modified value? The files keep the original date stamps but since folders are created when the script is run they're assigned fresh values.

I'd need to be able to track down the archived items by the date abd the folder dates are in crucial role in this operation.

Thanks in advance,

Mikko

re: Archiving File Shares with Windows PowerShell

Any reason yet... — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 20:14:46 GMT

Get the same thing - any reason why? - Is this because it's a Windows 2003 source with a Windows 2008 R2 destination? Is there an issue with archiving across the network? (other than speed). Would it be faster if it were on the same box - would it work without the error NC discussed?

re: Archiving File Shares with Windows PowerShell

NC — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 18:59:40 GMT

The script "works" for the most part. There is a link created, and the file is archived. However, I get the following error on every single file:

Set-Acl : The security identifier is not allowed to be the owner of this object.

At C:\Documents and Settings\johndoe\My Documents\Backup-FileShares.ps1:56 char:35

+ $acl | Set-Acl <<<< -Path "$($_.fullname).lnk"

+ CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (F:\Shared_Files... 1 clip.mov.lnk:String

) [Set-Acl], InvalidOperationException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.InvalidOperationException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Comma

nds.SetAclCommand