How to access a path with "This PC"?

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How to access a path with "This PC"?

Bernie 21

When I connect my Android phone to my Windows 10 PC, files are accessible using this path that I copied in File Explorer::

This PC\Bernie's Galaxy S10e\Card\DCIM\Favorites

I'm trying to write a PowerShell script that calls robocopy to copy some files to the above path. How can I access a path with "This PC" from the command line?

-TIA

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MotoX80 36,291

I had better luck with this enhanced version.

https://github.com/nosalan/powershell-mtp-file-transfer/blob/master/phone_backup_recursive.ps1

Jorge 1 Reputation point

2022-06-27T09:31:54.417+00:00

Hi MotoX80,

Your script is perfect, thanks so much for that :-)

Now, I wonder how could I check the Last Modified Date of each file before copying. The idea would be to copy only files older than, for example, 1 month.
I have tried with "ModifyDate" property of FolderItem object (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/shell/folderitem), but it returns always "12/30/1899 12:00:00 AM" regardless the real Las Modified Date.

I would be really grateful if you could provide some tip.

Thanks in advance!
MotoX80 36,291 Reputation points

2022-06-27T13:57:41.517+00:00

Sorry, I get the same results. And file size is zero too. Must be a limitation of the MTP interface.

Application : System.__ComObject
Parent : System.__ComObject
Name : IMG_20220611_134936531_HDR.jpg
Path : ::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\\?\usb#vid_22b8&pid_2e82#zy22ct9p4w#{6ac27878-a6fa-4155-ba85
-f98f491d4f33}\SID-{10001,,115281080320}{E56154A2-FFFF-FFFF-0000-000000000000}{19E9BC3E-0000-0000-00
00-000000000000}{372C532E-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}
GetLink :
GetFolder :
IsLink : False
IsFolder : False
IsFileSystem : False
IsBrowsable : False
ModifyDate : 12/30/1899 12:00:00 AM
Size : 0
Type : JPG File

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MotoX80 36,291

Take a look at this thread.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/171399/command-prompt-for-this-pc.html

Bernie 21 Reputation points

2021-05-22T03:48:52.153+00:00

Thanks for your response. I tried using a couple of your PowerShell functions to get the Android phone directory. For some reason the $phoneDirectory is assigned "System.__ComObject", and not the phone directory path as expected. So here the "Dest" is completely wrong, and nothing to do with the phone directory assigned below. Any idea what I'm doing wrong?

$phoneName = "Bernard's Galaxy S10e"

Functions Here............

$phoneRootDir = Get-PhoneMainDir $phoneName
$phoneCardPhotosSourceDir = Get-SubFolder $phoneRootDir "Card\DCIM\Bernie3_Artwork_Test"
$DestDirForPhotos = Get-SubFolder $phoneRootDir "Card\DCIM\Bernie3_Artwork_Test"

$Files = "."
$Source = "\ds418\Media Library\Barton_Family_Media\Misc_Photos\Bernie3_Artwork"
robocopy $Source $DestDirForPhotos /IF $Files /E

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