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Copy selected items in a directory with PS

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2024-02-28T10:36:52.6133333+00:00

Hi, I have a directory, let's say C:\ProgramData\SourceDirectory SourceDirectory contains several sub-folders and .exe files. Copy-Item -Force -Recurse "C:\ProgramData\SourceDirectory" -Destination D:\TargetDir I want to include only the sub-folders in the SourceDirectory and exclude any .exe files in this SourceDirectory.

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  1. Marcin Policht 21,590 Reputation points MVP
    2024-02-28T12:32:40.22+00:00

    You can use the -Exclude switch Copy-Item -Recurse -Force -Path "C:\ProgramData\SourceDirectory*" -Destination "D:\TargetDir" -Exclude "*.exe"

    hth Marcin

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