Check folders with get-childitem without going to zip files

Question

Hi all,

I create script who check a lot of directory locations and I've problem when script going to location where I've .zip files. He opening zip files and checking this content. I need to checking directory without going to zip content.

How to do this?

Answer 1

Could you please post you script here for better understanding.
By default and as far as I know get-childitem isn't opening zip files and check/read the content of a zip file.

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Regards
Andreas Baumgarten

Answer 2

This is my scirpt to check files in Directories. He check file size and Last write time. When he go to directory with zip files, he open it and save it to arrays

    $files = \\filelocation1',
    '\\filelocation2',
    '\\filelocation3',etc...
    $folders = if($files -eq "\\filelocation")
                    {
                    Get-ChildItem -Path $files -Exclude Directory1, Directory2
                    }
                    elseif($files -eq "\\filelocation")
                    {
                    Get-ChildItem -Path $files -Exclude Directory1, Directory2
                    }
                    else
                    {
                    Get-ChildItem -Path $files 
                    }
    $array = @()
    foreach ($folder in $folders)
    {
        $FNDirectorys = $folder.FullName
        $LWTDirectory = $folder.LastWriteTime

            foreach($FNDirectory in $FNDirectorys)
            {
            $bakFiles = Get-ChildItem -Path $FNDirectorys
            $bakFilesCheck = Get-ChildItem -Path $FNDirectorys | where {$_.Length -lt 100KB}
                $checkFileSize = if ($bakFilesCheck.Count -gt 0)
                {
                "Check"
                }
                else
                {
                "Ok"
                }
            $bakFilesLWT = Get-ChildItem -Path $FNDirectorys | where {$_.LastWriteTime -gt (Get-Date).AddDays(-7)}
                $checkLWT = if ($bakFilesLWT.Count -lt 1)
                {
                "Check"
                }
                else
                {
                "Ok"
                }
            }
            $array += [pscustomobject]@{
                Folder = $FNDirectorys
                LastWrite = $LWTDirectory
                Count = $bakFiles.Count
                CheckFile = $checkFileSize
                CheckLTW = $checkLWT
                }

    }

    $array | Export-Csv 

Answer 3

I tested your script on my Windows 10 computer. I just modified the $files variable (C:\1).

And here the script does not open the zip file to read the content (3.rtf is in the zip file, not in the folder c:\1).

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(If the reply was helpful please don't forget to upvote and/or accept as answer, thank you)

Regards
Andreas Baumgarten

Answer 4

If it worked, I wouldn't ask about it :)

This is how look my directory with zip files.

And this is how my script show it(this is directory with zip files only).

This is correct view what I'll see(this is directories without zip files).

Answer 5

I noticed where I have a problem.

When my directory location have folders with files it's work correct, but when in source location I have only files, then he takes all files one at a time, not counting files.

Now...how to bite it now?