PowerShell Folder Size Reporter with Top-N Largest Folders
Finding where disk space went requires a fast recursive folder-size script. This guide builds one that handles deep trees, skips reparse points, and ranks folders by size clearly.
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PowerShell NTFS Permission Audit: Find Broken Inheritance
Explicit ACEs and broken inheritance create permission sprawl that no one audits until an incident. This script scans a share, flags breaks, and exports a risk-ranked report.
PowerShell Compress-Archive vs 7-Zip: Choosing Your Tool
Compress-Archive handles ZIP natively but 7-Zip supports more formats and better compression. Learn when to use each in your automation scripts.
PowerShell Get-Item vs Get-ChildItem: Key Differences
Get-Item retrieves a specific item while Get-ChildItem lists contents. Learn the key differences and when to use each across files, registry, and env vars.
PowerShell Robocopy: Advanced File Copy Options Explained
Robocopy is the professional file copy tool for PowerShell scripts. Learn retry logic, multithreaded copies, exclusions, and log file integration.
PowerShell Measure-Object Count Lines in File
Count lines, words, and characters in files with PowerShell. Learn Get-Content with Measure-Object and efficient counting for large files.
PowerShell Hash File: Verify File Integrity with Get-FileHash
Get-FileHash computes cryptographic hashes to verify file integrity. Learn to generate SHA256 hashes, compare files, and validate downloads.
PowerShell Zip Files: Compress and Extract Archives
PowerShell’s built-in archive cmdlets handle ZIP compression without 7-zip. Learn Compress-Archive, Expand-Archive, and common archive patterns.
PowerShell New-Item vs mkdir: Create Folders and Files
Both New-Item and mkdir create folders in PowerShell. Learn which is more powerful, when to use each, and how to create nested directories at once.
PowerShell Get-Content vs Import-Csv: Which to Use for Files
Get-Content reads raw lines while Import-Csv creates structured objects. Learn which to choose based on your file format and downstream processing needs.
