Public/Move-OrphanedPatch.ps1
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function Move-OrphanedPatch { <# .SYNOPSIS Moves the orphaned patches to a specified backup location. .DESCRIPTION This function recieves the [System.IO.FileInfo] objects through the pipeline from Get-OrphanedPatch. It will move each object to a specified backup location. The location can be created if it doesn't exist. .PARAMETER Destination Location of where you want to move the orphaned patches to. If it doesn't exist it will be created. .PARAMETER Item Single patch you would like to move. .PARAMETER Confirm Confirm the action. .PARAMETER WhatIf Performs a demonstation of what patches will be moved without moving them. .EXAMPLE Move-OrphanedPatch -Item <String> -Destination <string> Don't use this unless you have identified one patch to move. To move all use the below command. Get-OrphanedPatch | Move-OrphanedPatch -Destination <String> This will move the orphaned patches to a different location so they can be restored to "C:\Windows\Installer" directory if needed. Supports the "-Whatif" and "Verbose" paramters. .NOTES Author: Mark Kerry Date: 08/01/2018 #> [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess=$true)] Param( [Parameter( Mandatory=$true, ValueFromPipeline=$true)] [System.IO.FileInfo]$item, [Parameter( Mandatory=$true)] [String]$Destination ) begin { if (!(Test-Path -Path $Destination -PathType Container)) { $confirmation = Read-Host "Destination: $Destination does not exist. Create it? [y/n]" while ($confirmation -ne 'y') { if ($confirmation -eq 'n') { break } $confirmation = Read-Host "Destination: $Destination does not exist. Create it? [y/n]" } if ($confirmation -eq 'y') { try { New-Item -ItemType Directory $Destination } catch { Write-Warning $_.exception.message } } else { break } } } process { try { Move-Item -Path $item -Destination $Destination -Verbose } catch { Write-Warning $_.exception.message break } } } |