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Shalini Singh
Shalini Singh

Reputation: 13

Unable to copy item from mapped network drive using powershell as file contains wierd characters

I am trying to copy files from mapped network drive.Some of them gets copied but others are not copied as filename has got some wierd characters.

for example my mapped network drive Z: contains the following files:

  1. skifteretsattest 1(1).pdf
  2. MailBody.msg
  3. k�rekort terje(3).pdf

I am able to copy first two files from mapped network drive but not the last one using the below command

Copy-Item  -LiteralPath Z:\$name  -Destination I:\Dat\SomePath\ss/ -Force

The error which I get is:

Copy-Item : Could not find file 'Z:\k�rekort terje(3).pdf

I tried [WildcardPattern]::Escape($name) but that also did not work Kindly help if anybody knows the solution

Upvotes: 0

Views: 823

Answers (2)

Marc
Marc

Reputation: 161

Maybe you could use robocopy.exe oder xcopy.exe instead?
Maybe old "dir /x" can help to find out the old "8.3" filename (like "GET-GP~1.PS1" for "Get-GPProcessingTime.ps1") and this can be used to copy or rename the file?
I also remember something about bypassing file system logic using unc-like syntax like \\0\driveletter\directory or whatever - unfortunately I don't remember the exact syntax. Maybe someone else does?

Upvotes: 1

LordPupazz
LordPupazz

Reputation: 669

Try something like this:

$files = Get-ChildItem -Path "Z:\"
$files | % { Copy-Item -Destination "I:\Dat\SomePath\ss" }

Upvotes: 0

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