copy only latest backup

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i am having some windows backup folder and want to put it on some samba share folder to create a backups, problem is that in windows it creates every day backups, and i want only the latest. Files are named like: Backkup1.zip, Backkup2.zip, etc.
where is mistake? This copy all content, not only the newest one, and not only Backkup*.zip files, i put some txt and that copy also

$backuppath = "D:Backups" get-childitem -path $backuppath

get-childitem -path $backuppath -Filter “Backkup*.zip” |

where-object { -not $_.PSIsContainer } |

sort-object -Property $_.CreationTime |

select-object -last 1 | pscp -pw mypass -r $backuppath user@192.168.12.20:/mnt/DatabaseBackup


 

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In your last code line you’re using $backuppath. I think it should be $_.FullName instead. :wink: … and I think you should wrap this last command in a Foreach-Object scriptblock.

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but i want to use whole folder cant understand what you mean

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I understood you only wanted the the latest file?

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latest file in that folder, yes.

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[quote quote=290968]latest file in that folder, yes.
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OK, and what does “pscp” do?

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pscp for transfering files. Understand what you mean, if i want to catch a file to copy, then to work with files, not to use folder.
Can you help with that last part

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can you help with that last part.

pscp is just used for transfering files

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I think the mistake in your script is although you have selected the latest backup file you are passing the folder path only and not the selected file path to pscp.

" pscp -pw mypass -r $backuppath user@192.168.12.20:/mnt/DatabaseBackup"

$backuppath still has D:Backups. So pscp is copying the all the contents from this folder(including .txt files or others as you have said) and that too recursively because you have -r argument as well (I think this is not required.)

this should work: pscp -pw mypass $_.FullName user@192.168.12.20:/mnt/DatabaseBackup