powershell backup script with error logging per file - powershell

Question

Really need help creating a script that backs up, and shoots out the error along the file that did not copy
Here is what I tried:
Creating lists of filepaths to pass on to copy-item, in hopes to later catch errors per file, and later log them:
by using $list2X I would be able to cycle through each file, but copy-item loses the Directory structure and shoots it all out to a single folder.
So for now I am using $list2 and later I do copy-item -recurse to copy the folders:
#create list to copy
$list = Get-ChildItem -path $source | Select-Object Fullname
$list2 = $list -replace ("}"),("")
$list2 = $list2 -replace ("#{Fullname=") , ("")
out-file -FilePath g:\backuplog\DirList.txt -InputObject $list2
#create list crosscheck later
$listX = Get-ChildItem -path $source -recurse | Select-Object Fullname
$list2X = $listX -replace ("}"),("")
$list2X = $list2X -replace ("#{Fullname=") , ("")
out-file -FilePath g:\backuplog\FileDirList.txt -InputObject $list2X
And here I would pass the list:
$error.clear()
Foreach($item in $list2){
Copy-Item -Path $item -Destination $destination -recurse -force -erroraction Continue
}
out-file -FilePath g:\backuplog\errorsBackup.txt -InputObject $error
Any help with this is greatly appreciated!!!

Answer 1

The answer to complex file-copying or backup scripts is almost always: "Use robocopy."
Bill

Answer 2

"Want to copy all the items in C:\Scripts (including subfolders) to C:\Test? Then simply use a wildcard character..."
Next make it easier on yourself and do something like this:
$files = (Get-ChildItem $path).FullName #Requires PS 3.0
#or
$files = Get-ChildItem $path | % {$_.Fullname}
$files | Out-File $outpath

Answer 3

well it took me a long time, considering my response time. here is my copy function, which logs most errors(network drops, failed copies , etc) the copy function , and targetobject.
Function backUP{ Param ([string]$destination1 ,$list1)
$destination2 = $destination1
#extract new made string for backuplog
$index = $destination2.LastIndexOf("\")
$count = $destination2.length - $index
$source1 = $destination2.Substring($index, $count)
$finalstr2 = $logdrive + $source1
Foreach($item in $list1){
Copy-Item -Container: $true -Recurse -Force -Path $item -Destination $destination1 -erroraction Continue
if(-not $?)
{
write-output "ERROR de copiado : " $error| format-list | out-file -Append "$finalstr2\GCI-ERRORS-backup.txt"
Foreach($erritem in $error){
write-output "Error Data:" $erritem.TargetObject | out-file -Append "$finalstr2\GCI- ERRORS-backup.txt"
}
$error.Clear()
}
}
}