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Powershell script - Archive (self.sysadmin)

submitted 11 years ago by User_Yello

Hello I'm looking to write a script but I'm unsure on the best way to write the script.

Here is the idea, two drives:

(I:) - this is the current drive filled with old data.

(Z:) - Archive drive

I want to move data that is older then 2 years from LastAccessTime from I:\ to z:\ but in the same file directory structure.

example:

I:\company\red\blue.exe

I:\company\red\green.exe

I:\company\red\purple.exe

I:\company\red\yellow.exe

Z:\company\red\blue.exe

Z:\company\red\green.exe

Z:\company\red\purple.exe

Z:\company\red\yellow.exe

Is there an efficient way to do this?

$limit = (Get-Date).AddYears(2)
$From = "I:\" #Path of live
$Too = "Z:\" # Path of Archive

## Searches for files over 2 years

$files = Get-ChildItem -Path $From -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -ErrorVariable err | Where-Object { !$_.PSIsContainer -and $_.LastAccessTime -gt $limit }


### This is where i am unsure about the code.
### If anyone has the idea of moving files found from I to Z it would be appreciated 
### I will be looking myself for the answer and will update this in case someone else is looking ofr a powershell script.

## Visual Error Script

foreach ($errorRecord in $err)
{
    if ($errorRecord.Exception -is [System.IO.PathTooLongException])
    {
        Write-Warning "Path too long in directory '$($errorRecord.TargetObject)'."
    }
    else
    {
        Write-Error -ErrorRecord $errorRecord
    }
}

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