PENDING Powershell script to copy user desktop and document to their hostname folder.

[Nitin_ted]

Hello everyone, I'm seeking advice on creating a PowerShell or batch script. The script should copy the "Documents" and "Desktop" files from the latest user folder in the "C:\Users" directory to a destination folder. I have already set up folders using hostnames, so I need the script to match the hostname with the corresponding destination folder and copy the files into it. Any guidance on how to accomplish this would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Garth]

Copy-Item (Microsoft.PowerShell.Management) - PowerShell

The Copy-Item cmdlet copies an item from one location to another location in the same namespace. For instance, it can copy a file to a folder, but it can't copy a file to a certificate drive. This cmdlet doesn't cut or delete the items being copied. The particular items that the cmdlet can copy...

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[Nitin_ted]

Copy-Item (Microsoft.PowerShell.Management) - PowerShell

The Copy-Item cmdlet copies an item from one location to another location in the same namespace. For instance, it can copy a file to a folder, but it can't copy a file to a certificate drive. This cmdlet doesn't cut or delete the items being copied. The particular items that the cmdlet can copy...

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i tried above link but its not working (not copying the file in order, and some of the folder/file not copy too). Can you suggest what i doing wrong here?

$source = (Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\Users" | where {$_.Name -ne "administrator"}).FullName
$destination = "\\server\ITD_Data\$env:ComputerName"
Copy-Item -Path $source -Destination $destination -Recurse

 

[Garth]

i tried above link but its not working (not copying the file in order, and some of the folder/file not copy too). Can you suggest what i doing wrong here?

$source = (Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\Users" | where {$_.Name -ne "administrator"}).FullName
$destination = "\\server\ITD_Data\$env:ComputerName"
Copy-Item -Path $source -Destination $destination -Recurse

Assuming you are using ConfigMgr to deploy this script. it is to be expected as the UNC will not be accessible by the computer account. You will need to grant permission for this to work.

How to Access the Local System Account - Recast

Learn how to access the local system account Windows uses for ConfigMgr tasks to troubleshoot permissions and replicate client behavior.

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Also add logging to you script if you want to know what is going on.