powershell script for BSOD collection

spiceuser-kmqhq · 2019-03-26T16:58:07.000Z

Hello. Im running a script to capture all BSOD from a list of devices that is located in a txt file. I can enter one computername and outputs correct data which is folder and any file within if any. If I add two computernames, the script adds a folder with both computer names combine only. (since no computer name exist with two computernames, no data is within)

$computerName = Get-Content "c:\MiniDumpStorage

\Device_Worklist.txt"

$destination = New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path C:\

$computerName -Force

$source = “C$\Windows\minidump*.*”

foreach ($computer in $computername)

{

$remoteFile = “\$computerName$source”

Write-Verbose “Copy $remoteFile to $($destination.fullname)”

Copy-Item $remoteFile -Destination $($destination.fullname)

Neally · 2019-03-26T17:03:21.000Z

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Evan7191 · 2019-03-26T17:05:12.000Z

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You should create the folder within your ForEach loop so that each computer gets its own folder:

$computerName = Get-Content "c:\MiniDumpStorage\Device_Worklist.txt"

$source = "C$\Windows\minidump\*.*"

foreach ($computer in $computername) {
    $destination = New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path C:\\$computer -Force

    $remoteFile = "\\$computer\$source"

    Write-Verbose "Copy $remoteFile to $($destination.fullname)"

    Copy-Item $remoteFile -Destination $($destination.fullname)
}

Neally · 2019-03-26T17:08:02.000Z

additionally, if you use write verbose, unless in an advanced function, it will not show it unless you add ‘-verbose’

$computerName = Get-Content "c:\MiniDumpStorage\Device_Worklist.txt"
$source = "C$\Windows\minidump\*.*"

foreach ($computer in $computername) {
    $destination = New-Item "C:\" -ItemType Directory
    $remoteFile = "\\$computerName\$source"

    Write-Verbose "Copy $remoteFile to $($destination.fullname)" -Verbose
    Copy-Item $remoteFile -Destination $($destination.fullname) -Verbose
}

spiceuser-kmqhq · 2019-03-26T18:19:56.000Z

Okay, thank you to the both of you. Now all folders are created from txt but now no content is shown. If I only add one computername in the txt, then content is pulled successfully.

Evan7191 · 2019-03-26T18:28:27.000Z

Try this code:

$computerName = Get-Content "c:\MiniDumpStorage\Device_Worklist.txt"
$source = "C$\Windows\minidump\*.*"

foreach ($computer in $computername) {
    $destination = New-Item "C:\" -ItemType Directory
    $remoteFile = "\\$computer\$source"

    Write-Verbose "Copy $remoteFile to $($destination.fullname)" -Verbose
    Copy-Item $remoteFile -Destination $($destination.fullname) -Verbose
}

$remoteFile was using $computerName instead of $computer.