Search multiple folders in multiple servers list - powershell

Question

I'm trying to create a ps1 that can search multiple folders in multiple servers list, but seems didn't work. Something wrong with the *folder I guess. Sorry I'm very new to this.
$folders = get-content "C:\temp\folders.txt"
get-content c:\temp\servers.txt | Foreach {
Get-ChildItem -Path "c:\temp" -include *folders -Recurse -ErrorAction
silentlycontinue} | export-csv c:\Temp\results.csv

Answer 1

You're reading a textfile with (presumably) a list of server names to probe, but in your code you do nothing with that other than iterate this list..
Try
$folders = Get-Content 'C:\temp\folders.txt' # the list of foldernames to look for
Get-Content 'C:\temp\servers.txt' | ForEach-Object {
# construct a UNC path to the C:\Temp folder on the remote server (\\server\c$\temp)
# the $_ Automatic variable contains one servername in each iteration
$remotePath = "\\$_\C$\temp"
Get-ChildItem -Path $remotePath -Include $folders -Directory -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
# select properties you need
Select-Object #{Name = 'ComputerName'; Expression = {$_}}, Name, FullName, CreationTime, LastAccessTime, LastWriteTime
} | Export-Csv 'C:\temp\results.csv' -NoTypeInformation
OR
Have the remote servers do the work and return the results to you. You may need to add -Credentials on Invoke-Command:
$folders = Get-Content 'C:\temp\folders.txt' # the list of foldernames to look for
Get-Content 'C:\temp\servers.txt' | ForEach-Object {
Invoke-Command -ComputerName $_ -ScriptBlock {
# this is running on the remote computer, so it uses it's own LOCAL path
# the $folders variable needs to be scoped '$using:folders', otherwise it is unknown in the scriptblock
Get-ChildItem -Path 'C:\temp' -Include $using:folders -Directory -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
# select and output the properties you need
Select-Object #{Name = 'ComputerName'; Expression = {$env:COMPUTERNAME}}, Name, FullName, CreationTime, LastAccessTime, LastWriteTime
}
} | Export-Csv 'C:\temp\results.csv' -NoTypeInformation