File Finder
Purpose: Locate specific files, and copy them with a renamed datestamp appended to a specific directory.
# Define an array of objects, each having a prefix and a suffix
$files = @(
@{Prefix="name"; Suffix="Extension"},
@{Prefix="name"; Suffix="Extension"}
)
# Define the destination directory
$destination = "C:\folder\to\copy\to"
# Loop over the file name patterns
foreach ($file in $files) {
# Search for files that start with the current prefix and end with the current suffix
$matches = Get-ChildItem -Path C:\ -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -Filter "$($file.Prefix)*.$($file.Suffix)"
# Loop over the matching files
foreach ($match in $matches) {
# Get the file's last modified date
$lastModifiedDate = $match.LastWriteTime
# Get the file's owner
$owner = (Get-Acl -Path $match.FullName).Owner
# Output the file name, last modified date, and owner
Write-Output "File: $($match.FullName), Last Modified Date: $lastModifiedDate, Owner: $owner"
# Generate a unique name for the copied file by appending the last modified date and time
$newName = "{0}_{1:yyyyMMdd_HHmmss}{2}" -f $match.BaseName, $lastModifiedDate, $match.Extension
# Copy the file to the destination directory with the new name
Copy-Item -Path $match.FullName -Destination (Join-Path -Path $destination -ChildPath $newName)
}
}