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spiceuser-vc1ft · 2022-01-05T19:13:43.000Z

does anyone have a powershell script to locate a current files location and copy a new file to that location and then delete the old file.

adrian_ych · 2022-01-05T19:33:24.000Z

you do not need a script…you can use windows explorer for that ??

Neally · 2022-01-05T20:07:43.000Z

welcome.
We’re happy to help but not a script writing service.
those might be commands you might be looking for:

move-item
copy-item
remove-item

also, robocopy is a good move utility.
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saidbrandon · 2022-01-05T20:19:17.000Z

Why re-invent the wheel?

robocopy /?

                 /E :: copy subdirectories, including Empty ones.
           /COPYALL :: COPY ALL file info (equivalent to /COPY:DATSOU).
             /PURGE :: delete dest files/dirs that no longer exist in source.
               /MIR :: MIRror a directory tree (equivalent to /E plus /PURGE).

               /MOV :: MOVe files (delete from source after copying).
              /MOVE :: MOVE files AND dirs (delete from source after copying).
                 /L :: List only - don't copy, timestamp or delete any files.

Here’s some arguments that come to mind to do what you’re looking for. Use /l to see what it’s going to do before you commit.

Evan7191 · 2022-01-05T20:30:32.000Z

You can use Get-ChildItem to find files.

learn.microsoft.com

Get-ChildItem (Microsoft.PowerShell.Management) - PowerShell

The Get-ChildItem cmdlet gets the items in one or more specified locations. If the item is a container, it gets the items inside the container, known as child items. You can use the Recurse parameter to get items in all child containers and use the...

For example:

Get-ChildItem -Path "Drive:\Folder" -Include *.txt

This will find all txt files in the specified folder.

You can use Where-Object to filter the results even more based on specific criteria.

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Where-Object (Microsoft.PowerShell.Core) - PowerShell

The Where-Object cmdlet selects objects that have particular property values from the collection of objects that are passed to it. For example, you can use the Where-Object cmdlet to select files that were created after a certain date, events with a...

Every file object has a FullName property that lists the full path to the file. You can send that FullName property to Split-Path to get the parent folder.

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Split-Path (Microsoft.PowerShell.Management) - PowerShell

The Split-Path cmdlet returns only the specified part of a path, such as the parent folder, a subfolder, or a filename. It can also get items that are referenced by the split path and tell whether the path is relative or absolute. You can use this...

$ParentFolder = Get-ChildItem -Path "Drive:\Folder" -Include *.txt |
    Where-Object { $_.Name -match "FileName" } |
    Select-Object -ExpandProperty FullName |
    Split-Path -Parent

adrian_ych · 2022-01-06T12:32:15.000Z

adrian_ych:

you do not need a script…you can use windows explorer for that ??

Why I get a thumbs down ??? Does Windows explorer not suit 110% of OPs requirement ??

search
drag & drop
replace files

spiceuser-vc1ft · 2022-01-06T12:39:51.000Z

Thanks all for the replies it is much appreciated, once I started i ended up with this. You all did help and it is appreciated!! This was my first ask in this community.

Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted
$NewFile = Get-Item -Path “\adc-fs2\shared\log4j\log4j-core-2.17.1.jar”
$NewFilePath = $NewFile.FullName
$NewFileName = $NewFile.Name
$Files = Get-ChildItem -Path 'C:' -Filter “log4j-core-.jar" -Recurse
Foreach($File in $Files){{
$FileDir = $File.Directory
$FilePath = $File.FullName
$FileName = $File.Name
$NewName = “$FileName.bak”
Rename-Item -Path $FilePath -NewName $NewName -Force
#Remove-Item -Path $FilePath -NewName $NewName -Force -Recurse
Copy-Item -Path $NewFilePath -Destination $FileDir -Force
Get-Childitem -Path 'C:' -Recurse -Filter "log4j-core-.jar.bak” | remove-item -Force
}

spiceuser-vc1ft · 2022-01-06T12:40:50.000Z

Thanks all for the replies it is much appreciated, once I started i ended up with this. You all did help and it is appreciated!! This was my first ask in this community.

Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted
$NewFile = Get-Item -Path “\adc-fs2\shared\log4j\log4j-core-2.17.1.jar”
$NewFilePath = $NewFile.FullName
$NewFileName = $NewFile.Name
$Files = Get-ChildItem -Path 'C:' -Filter “log4j-core-.jar" -Recurse
Foreach($File in $Files){{
$FileDir = $File.Directory
$FilePath = $File.FullName
$FileName = $File.Name
$NewName = “$FileName.bak”
Rename-Item -Path $FilePath -NewName $NewName -Force
#Remove-Item -Path $FilePath -NewName $NewName -Force -Recurse
Copy-Item -Path $NewFilePath -Destination $FileDir -Force
Get-Childitem -Path 'C:' -Recurse -Filter "log4j-core-.jar.bak” | remove-item -Force
}

Evan7191 · 2022-01-06T13:15:19.000Z

adrian_ych:

adrian_ych:

you do not need a script…you can use windows explorer for that ??

Why I get a thumbs down ??? Does Windows explorer not suit 110% of OPs requirement ??

search

drag & drop

replace files

Maybe this needs to be done repeatedly? Scripts are excellent for automating repetitive tasks. File Explorer isn’t.

DoctorDNS · 2022-01-07T14:20:17.000Z

Glad you got an answer.

A small plea, when you insert PowerShell code here, please use the </> tool. That makes it much easier to read!

Thanks!