powershell to add versions to folder

tkr99 · 2021-10-25T13:23:35.000Z

Hello all,

I have a script that create a folder with current date, i want to add something if the folder already exists I want to name it as foldername+old and if script run againit name the other folder as old 1 and so on.

how can i do that.

Thanks

Neally · 2021-10-25T14:01:04.000Z

what have you tried?

‘test-path’ to see if it already exists

‘rename-item’ to rename

‘new-item’ to create a new folder

give it a try

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tkr99 · 2021-10-25T14:05:11.000Z

thanks

yes i used same But i want the command to rename diffrent every time

$path = c:\test\test2021-25-10
if(test-path $path){
rename-item -path c:\test\test2021-25-10 -newname test2021-25-10_old
}

once it is done if script runs again, if it sees the folder i want it to rename the other folder as test2021-25-10_old1 and so on

Neally · 2021-10-25T14:09:18.000Z

right so you add a loop,

in the loop you check if the old1 one already exists, if it does you do something with it, etc.

tkr99 · 2021-10-25T14:24:06.000Z

i think i posted it wrong
every time script runs it creates a folder with current date
if script runs multiple times i want to name current date folder to old1, old2,old3 and so on