Monitor file age using Powershell

Question

Hello,

I would like to monitor a file age using PowerShell. If the file is more than 24 hours old then it will send an email to the relevant users. I was just wondering what's the best PS method to monitor the file age?

Thanks

Answer 1

Hi @Mike R ,

maybe this helps to get the file age:

$fileObj = Get-Item -Path C:\Junk\testfile.txt  
# Creation Date  
if (($fileObj.CreationTime) -lt (Get-Date).AddHours(-24)) {Write-Output "Old file"}  
else {Write-Output "New file"}  
# Last Modified Date  
if (($fileObj.LastWriteTime) -lt (Get-Date).AddHours(-24)) {Write-Output "Old file"}  
else {Write-Output "New file"}  

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Regards
Andreas Baumgarten