PowerShell: Count files in a given name directory and subfolders - powershell

Question

I need to count files inside given folders
example:
Folder A
Folder B
Folder C
For each folder I need to count how many files there are, and at the end sum the total.
What is the best to way to do this?

Answer 1

try this :
$DirList=#('C:\temp\BATCHHISTOCRE', 'C:\temp\tmp', 'C:\temp\444')
$DirList | %{
[pscustomobject]#{
Dirname=$_
NbFile=(Get-ChildItem -Path $_ -File).Count # Add -recurse if you want all tree into your dir
}
}

Answer 2

Tagging on to #Esperento57:, helpful answer.
Yeppers, it does work, but it will also error off if the folder path has no files; whereas using Measure-Object in the mix, can address that.
$DirList = #('D:\Temp\AddressFiles',
'D:\Temp\BonoboGitServer',
'D:\Temp\Book'
)
$DirList |
ForEach-Object {
[pscustomobject]#{
Dirname = $PSItem
NbFile = (Get-ChildItem -Path $PSItem -File).Count
}
}
# Results
<#
Dirname NbFile
------- ------
D:\Temp\AddressFiles 3
The property 'Count' cannot be found on this object. Verify that the property exists.
At line:8 char:5
+ [pscustomobject]#{
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [], PropertyNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : PropertyNotFoundStrict
D:\Temp\Book 4
#>
Whereas using the Measure-Object cmdlet, addresses the issue...
$DirList = #('D:\Temp\AddressFiles',
'D:\Temp\BonoboGitServer',
'D:\Temp\Book'
)
$DirList |
ForEach-Object {
[pscustomobject]#{
Dirname = $PSItem
NbFile = (Get-ChildItem -Path $PSItem -File |
Measure-Object).Count
}
}
# Results
<#
Dirname NbFile
------- ------
D:\Temp\AddressFiles 3
D:\Temp\BonoboGitServer 0
D:\Temp\Book 4
#>