Loop for first match of LastWriteTime

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Goal of script is to ID Archive ready folders Not specific files but any RootFolder that has NO current data

T:\RootFolder1 -> GCI through that folder - the first file w/ LastWriteTime -ge (get.date).AddDays(-1095)

spit out just “RootFolder1” to an array “Current”. So if T:\RootFolder1\Test\Temp\recentfile.docx was written to in the past 3years the entire Folder path T:\RootFolder1* considered current. And “RootFolder1” is output to array “current”

else if it gets to the end of that RootFolder1 -recurse and no files have a LastWriteTime in the past three years. Then “RootFolder1” is output to array “archive”

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This is what I am trying to do. I am also new to PS and determined to learn. So all I am asking is broad logic for me to figure out steps. Problem I am having is it does not break on first match. I think I need to incorporate GCI into a while loop? Two issues I am having is breaking out of the loop for each RootFolderN. And moving on to next RootFolderN

$archivedate = (get-date).AddDays(-1095)
$rootFolder = gci -Attributes D -Depth 0
$deepsearch = gci -Attributes !D -Recurse -file | Where-Object {$_.LastWriteTime -ge $archive}
$archiveFolders = @()
$currentFolders = @()

foreach ($File in $rootFolder) - No working as it forces iteration through all - does not break out on first match? Is that correct assumption?

Thank you,

 

 

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In your code you define a variable $archivedate but later on you’re using a variable $archive.

The following snippet could be one approach to get what you want:

$startFolder = ‘C:\Windows’

$threeYearsAgo = (Get-Date).AddYears(-3)

$rootFolderList = Get-ChildItem -Path $startFolder -Directory

$currentFolderList = foreach ($rootfolder in $rootFolderList) {

Get-ChildItem -Path $rootFolder.FullName -File -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |

ForEach-Object {

if ($_.LastWriteTime -ge $threeYearsAgo) {

$rootFolder

continue

}

}

}

$archiveFolderList = Compare-Object -ReferenceObject $rootFolderList -DifferenceObject $currentFolderList -Property Name -PassThru


$currentFolderList

$archiveFolderList

Regardless of all that - please do yourself and especially all people willing to help you a favour and do not use aliasses in scripts and in forums. That will make your code much easier to read, easier to understand and easier to maintain. You might take a little time to read the The Unofficial PowerShell Best Practices and Style Guide.

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Thank you - I am reading over the Best Practices. Not only helpful to community coherence but it has been helpful in my understanding on the relational aspects of PS.