Powershell copy file to unknown folder

Question

I have a question I would like to copy a file where I know the path into a folder. The folder is always created according to a certain scheme, e.g. "MyFolder-RANDOMSTRING".

With the following command I can display the folder :

Get-ChildItem "C:\Users\User\AppData\Local" -Recurse -Directory -Filter "MyFolder-*

But how can I now copy a file with Copy-Item into the unknown RANDOMSTRING folder ?

Take a look at this, it's a similar problem: stackoverflow.com/questions/61632864/… — AdamL

Vish Vish · Accepted Answer · 2020-05-18T12:29:59

You can do:

$directory_path = ( Get-ChildItem "C:\Users\User\AppData\Local" -Recurse -Directory -Filter 'MyFolder-*' ).FullName
Copy-item 'File path of file to be copied' -Destination  $directory_path

Powershell copy file to unknown folder

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