How to copy folder with subfolders?
powershell, powershell-2.0, powershell-3.0
Solution
PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Copy Items and Retain Folder Structure
Source: https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/heyscriptingguy/2013/07/04/powertip-use-powershell-to-copy-items-and-retain-folder-structure/
Question: How can I use Windows PowerShell 3.0 to copy a folder structure from a drive to a network share, and retain the original structure?
Answer: Use the `Copy-Item` cmdlet and specify the `–Container` switched parameter:
$sourceRoot = "C:\temp"
$destinationRoot = "C:\n"
Copy-Item -Path $sourceRoot -Filter "*.txt" -Recurse -Destination $destinationRoot -Container
Problem
This script works perfectly in PowerShell. It copies all files with specific type. But I want copy files with it folders & subfolders. ``` $dest = "C:\example" $files = Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\example" -Filter "*.msg" -Recurse foreach ($file in $files) { $file_path = Join-Path -Path $dest -ChildPath $file.Name $i = 1 while (Test-Path -Path $file_path) { $i++ $file_path = Join-Path -Path $dest -ChildPath "$($file.BaseName)_$($i)$($file.Extension)" } Copy-Item -Path $file.FullName -Destination $file_path } ```