# copy only latest backup **URL:** \ **Category:** PowerShell Help\ **Created:** [February 5, 2021, 11:19pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/copy-only-latest-backup/15595 "2021-02-05T23:19:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mercyangel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ed655f/32.png) [@mercyangel](https://forums.powershell.org/u/mercyangel)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 11:19pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/copy-only-latest-backup/15595/1 "2021-02-05T23:19:30Z")
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](mailto:user@192.168.12.20):/mnt/DatabaseBackup   ---
**Author:** ![Olaf](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.powershell.org/olaf/32/992_2.png) [@Olaf](https://forums.powershell.org/u/Olaf)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2021, 12:51am UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/copy-only-latest-backup/15595/2 "2021-02-06T00:51:25Z")
In your last code line you’re using $backuppath. I think it should be $\_.FullName instead. 😉 … and I think you should wrap this last command in a Foreach-Object scriptblock. ---
**Author:** ![mercyangel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ed655f/32.png) [@mercyangel](https://forums.powershell.org/u/mercyangel)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2021, 6:11am UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/copy-only-latest-backup/15595/4 "2021-02-06T06:11:17Z")
but i want to use whole folder cant understand what you mean ---
**Author:** ![Olaf](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.powershell.org/olaf/32/992_2.png) [@Olaf](https://forums.powershell.org/u/Olaf)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2021, 6:36am UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/copy-only-latest-backup/15595/5 "2021-02-06T06:36:29Z")
> [@](#): > > but i want to use whole folder cant understand what you mean I understood you only wanted the the latest file? ---
**Author:** ![mercyangel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ed655f/32.png) [@mercyangel](https://forums.powershell.org/u/mercyangel)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2021, 6:44am UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/copy-only-latest-backup/15595/7 "2021-02-06T06:44:59Z")
latest file in that folder, yes. ---
**Author:** ![Olaf](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.powershell.org/olaf/32/992_2.png) [@Olaf](https://forums.powershell.org/u/Olaf)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2021, 6:49am UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/copy-only-latest-backup/15595/8 "2021-02-06T06:49:53Z")
[quote quote=290968]latest file in that folder, yes. [/quote] OK, and what does “pscp” do? ---
**Author:** ![Olaf](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.powershell.org/olaf/32/992_2.png) [@Olaf](https://forums.powershell.org/u/Olaf)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2021, 6:50am UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/copy-only-latest-backup/15595/9 "2021-02-06T06:50:40Z")
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**Author:** ![mercyangel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ed655f/32.png) [@mercyangel](https://forums.powershell.org/u/mercyangel)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2021, 9:28pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/copy-only-latest-backup/15595/11 "2021-02-07T21:28:19Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![mercyangel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ed655f/32.png) [@mercyangel](https://forums.powershell.org/u/mercyangel)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2021, 9:30pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/copy-only-latest-backup/15595/12 "2021-02-07T21:30:33Z")
can you help with that last part. pscp is just used for transfering files ---
**Author:** ![james\_yumnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbe5ce/32.png) [@james\_yumnam](https://forums.powershell.org/u/james_yumnam)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2021, 8:18am UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/copy-only-latest-backup/15595/13 "2021-02-08T08:18:44Z")
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 $backuppath [user@192.168.12.20](mailto:user@192.168.12.20):/mnt/DatabaseBackup" **$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](mailto:user@192.168.12.20):/mnt/DatabaseBackup ---
**Author:** ![dotnVo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4af34b/32.png) [@dotnVo](https://forums.powershell.org/u/dotnVo)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2024, 8:27pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/copy-only-latest-backup/15595/14 "2024-05-16T20:27:53Z")