Recently, I was working with some files and folder operations using PowerShell. I was trying to check if a folder exists in PowerShell. There are different methods to achieve it. To check if a folder exists in PowerShell, you can use the Test-Path cmdlet, which returns a Boolean value indicating the presence of the directory. … Read more
This is a very common requirement a lot of clients asked me like how to check if a file was modified in the last 24 hours in PowerShell. To check if a file has been modified in the last 24 hours using PowerShell, you can use the Get-Item cmdlet to retrieve the file’s properties and compare its LastWriteTime property … Read more
If you want to maintain and organize files, then it is good to regularly delete files that are no longer needed, specifically files that are older than a certain number of days. In this tutorial, I will show you how to delete files older than X days in PowerShell. To delete files older than a … Read more
Recently, one of my clients asked me to write a PowerShell script to find file names without extensions in a folder. I tried different methods. In this PowerShell tutorial, I will explain how to get file name without extension in PowerShell using several methods. To get the filename without the extension in PowerShell, you can … Read more
Do you need to create an empty file in PowerShell? This is a very common requirement for PowerShell administrators. In this tutorial, we’ll explore different methods to create an empty file using PowerShell. To create an empty file in PowerShell, you can use the New-Item cmdlet with the syntax New-Item -Path .\example.txt -ItemType File, which … Read more
My client wanted to do some file operations on the newest file in a directory. So, I used various PowerShell methods to get the newest file in a directory in PowerShell. To get the newest file in a PowerShell directory, you can use the Get-ChildItem cmdlet combined with Sort-Object. For example: This command retrieves the files in the … Read more
Recently, one of my clients asked me to create an encrypted zip file. I tried PowerShell. In this PowerShell tutorial, I will show you how to create a password-protected zip file using PowerShell. To create a password-protected zip file in PowerShell, you can use the Compress-Archive cmdlet combined with a third-party tool like 7-Zip. Here’s an example … Read more
When working with large text files, it can be necessary to split them into smaller files. This is a common requirement while working with log files. PowerShell provides different commands and methods to divide these types of large files. In this tutorial, we’ll explore different methods to split large text files using PowerShell. To split … Read more
Are you looking to check if a file is empty or not in PowerShell? In this PowerShell tutorial, I will show you different methods to check if a file is empty with PowerShell. To check if a file is empty in PowerShell, you can use the Get-Item cmdlet to retrieve the file’s properties without loading its content. … Read more
Recently, I got a requirement to get the size of the folder in PowerShell. In this blog post, we’ll explore different methods or cmdlets to get the size of a folder using PowerShell, complete with examples and scripts. To get the size of a folder using PowerShell, you can use the Get-ChildItem cmdlet in combination … Read more
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