PowerShell script to check if directory is shared or not?

Question

I am using the following command in PowerShell 2.0 to check if the particular folder is shared or not but I am getting an error.

[bool](Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Share -ComputerName ravenPC -Filter "Path='D:\websites\website1'")

Also, I want to store the value of bool in a variable and check it each time if it's true or false. Can someone help me on this.

The error I get is as follows:

Get-WmiObject : Invalid query
At line:1 char:21
+ [bool](Get-WmiObject <<<< -Class Win32_Share -ComputerName ravenPC -Filter "Path='D:\websites\website1'")
     + CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (:) [Get-WmiObject], ManagementException
     + FullyQualifiedErrorId : GetWMIManagementException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetWmiObjectCommand

Maybe you can use something like this(tested on my local machine) if(Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Share | Select-String -pattern "yourFolder"){ echo "Is Shared"; } — Hackerman

Ansgar Wiechers Ansgar Wiechers · Accepted Answer · 2016-10-11T16:51:04

You need to escape the backslashes in your WMI query:

[bool](Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Share -ComputerName ravenPC -Filter "Path='D:\\websites\\website1'")

PowerShell script to check if directory is shared or not?

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