I recently had a requirement where I needed to extract only SharePoint-related URLs from a large XML sitemap file. The sitemap contained thousands of URLs, and manually filtering them was not practical at all. I specifically wanted to identify URLs that included keywords like “sharepoint” or “share-point” so I could use them for further analysis … Read more
Trying to delete a file or folder using PowerShell’s Remove-Item command, only to see the “Access to the path is denied” error, can be incredibly frustrating. In many cases, the command itself is perfectly correct, but PowerShell still refuses to remove the item. This error usually happens because of permission restrictions, locked files, hidden system … Read more
If you’ve ever pulled data from a web page or processed an email body in PowerShell, you’ve probably ended up with a string full of <p>, <br>, <div>, and a dozen other HTML tags cluttering your output. All you wanted was the readable text underneath all that markup. That’s exactly what this tutorial covers — how to strip … Read more
If you’ve ever had to deal with an XML file and needed to make sense of its data quickly, you probably know how messy it can look at first glance. Nested tags, attributes everywhere, and no clear rows or columns. The good news? PowerShell makes it surprisingly easy to pull that data out and display … Read more
You’re trying to delete or move a file, and Windows throws that frustrating “The file is in use by another process” error. You have no idea what’s holding it. Task Manager shows a dozen processes, and you’re left guessing. Sound familiar? Good news — PowerShell gives you several solid ways to track down exactly which … Read more
PowerShell provides several powerful methods to search for directories based on naming conventions, wildcards, and regular expressions. In this tutorial, I will walk you through multiple approaches to find folders matching patterns in PowerShell. Basics of Pattern Matching in PowerShell Before diving into folder searches, it’s essential to understand how PowerShell handles pattern matching. PowerShell … Read more
When working with PowerShell scripts, you often need to see the output on the screen while also saving the results to a file. For example, imagine you are running a script to collect system information, event logs, or device details from multiple computers. While testing the script, you may want to view the output in … Read more
Managing files on Windows systems often involves organizing, archiving, or cleaning up folders based on file dates. For example, you might want to move files older than 30 days to an archive folder, separate last month’s reports, or relocate recently created files to another directory for processing. This is where PowerShell becomes extremely helpful. PowerShell … Read more
Let me show you how to check free disk space using PowerShell. This is something I do almost daily, and it’s way more useful than clicking through Windows Explorer when you need to monitor multiple drives or servers. Here are the reasons why we use PowerShell to check disk space. Now let’s get into the … Read more
If you’ve ever needed to find files modified after a certain date, delete old backup files, or clean up temporary folders based on when files were last changed, you’re in the right place. Today, I’m going to show you exactly how to use PowerShell to check if a file’s LastWriteTime is greater than (or less … Read more
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