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From: Nicole Rappe <cyberstrawberry101@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2024 20:36:27 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Add Scripts/Powershell/General Purpose/File Finder.md

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+**Purpose**:
+Locate specific files, and copy them with a renamed datestamp appended to a specific directory.
+
+``` powershell
+# Define an array of objects, each having a prefix and a suffix
+$files = @(
+    @{Prefix="name"; Suffix="Extension"},
+    @{Prefix="name"; Suffix="Extension"}
+)
+
+# Define the destination directory
+$destination = "C:\folder\to\copy\to"
+
+# Loop over the file name patterns
+foreach ($file in $files) {
+    # Search for files that start with the current prefix and end with the current suffix
+    $matches = Get-ChildItem -Path C:\ -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -Filter "$($file.Prefix)*.$($file.Suffix)"
+
+    # Loop over the matching files
+    foreach ($match in $matches) {
+        # Get the file's last modified date
+        $lastModifiedDate = $match.LastWriteTime
+
+        # Get the file's owner
+        $owner = (Get-Acl -Path $match.FullName).Owner
+
+        # Output the file name, last modified date, and owner
+        Write-Output "File: $($match.FullName), Last Modified Date: $lastModifiedDate, Owner: $owner"
+
+        # Generate a unique name for the copied file by appending the last modified date and time
+        $newName = "{0}_{1:yyyyMMdd_HHmmss}{2}" -f $match.BaseName, $lastModifiedDate, $match.Extension
+
+        # Copy the file to the destination directory with the new name
+        Copy-Item -Path $match.FullName -Destination (Join-Path -Path $destination -ChildPath $newName)
+    }
+}
+```
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