https://github.com/BOfH-666/Get-FolderInfo

Show the total size of a given folder, its sub folder count and its file count utilizing robocopy to make it blazing fast
https://github.com/BOfH-666/Get-FolderInfo

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Show the total size of a given folder, its sub folder count and its file count utilizing robocopy to make it blazing fast

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/BOfH-666/Get-FolderInfo
• Owner: BOfH-666
• Created: 2019-11-27T00:13:32.000Z (almost 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2021-01-21T01:14:52.000Z (almost 4 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-08-02T05:22:58.815Z (3 months ago)
• Language: PowerShell
• Size: 14.6 KB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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README

        
# Get-FolderInfo

  

**.SYNOPSIS**  

Displays basic folder info.  

  

**.DESCRIPTION**  

This function shows the file and subfolder count as well as the total size in bytes and in human readable formats. The property "Size" is a string property for human convenience. It cannot be used for calculating or sorting purposses. Therefor you can use the property "Bytes".  

  

**.PARAMETER  Path**  

The folder path to show the info for.  

  

**.EXAMPLE**  

```Powershell

PS C:\> Get-FolderInfo

```

  

This command will show the information about the current working directory.

  

**.EXAMPLE**  

```Powershell

PS C:\> Get-ChildItem -Path $env:USERPROFILE -Directory |

>>> Get-FolderInfo |

>>> Sort-Object -Property Bytes -Descending

```

  

This command will show the information about all subfolders of the documents folder of the currently logged on user sorted by total size of the folder contents.  

  

**.EXAMPLE**  

```Powershell

PS C:\> Get-FolderInfo -Path D:\Files\Documents, D:\Files\Backup

```

  

This command will show the information about the two specified folders.  

  

**.INPUTS**  

System.IO.DirectoryInfo  

  

**.OUTPUTS**  

FolderInfo  

  

**.NOTES**  

Author: O.Soyk  

Date:   20210118  

(To improve the performance of the function it utilizes the MS Windows command line tool Robocopy)  

  

**.LINK**  

        http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/1073.robocopy-and-a-few-examples.aspx  

**.LINK**  

        https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc733145(v=ws.10).aspx