Copy network folder to all users under C:users\*\appdata
I'm trying to copy a network folder to C:\users\*AppData\Local\Autodesk\C3d 2023\Enu\. I need the folder to be copied to all existing users profiles. If the folder does not exist it should also be created.
I have this powershell script but I get invalid characters error for the wild card. The script works if I specify a profile but that does not work for me since I want it for all the profiles.
$Source = '\\server\Templates\ '$Destination = 'C:\users\*\AppData\Local\Autodesk\C3D 2023\enu\'if (!(Test-Path -path $Destination)) { New-Item $Destination -type Directory }Get-ChildItem $Destination | ForEach-Object { Copy-Item -Path $Source -Destination $_ -Recurse }
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I would use Get-ChildItem and then run a for loop. You could also add a blacklist if you don't want to run this against folders like the public user.
$Source = '\\server\Templates\'
$Destination = "\AppData\Local\Autodesk\C3D 2021\enu"
$Test = $Null
$Users = Get-ChildItem "C:\users\"
$BlackList = "Administrator", "public"
Foreach($User in $Users)
{
if($BlackList -notcontains $User)
{
$Test = Test-path "$($user.fullname)\$Destination"
If ($False -eq $Test)
{
New-Item -Path "$($user.fullname)\$Destination" -Type Directory
}
Copy-Item -Path $Source -Destination "$($user.fullname)\$Destination"
$Test = $Null
}
}
Thank you sir you are my hero! I spent days trying to get this to work and even reached out to vendors who couldn't get me a proper script.
I also just had to add -Recurse after \$Destination" in the copy item line, otherwise the contents of the folder were not getting copied.
One more question, what can I add if the folder already exists and I wish to over-write whatever is in there?
Run Copy-Item with -Force
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/copy-item?view=powershell-7.2
Thank you again, that was it.
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