To recursively search for a hidden file, I am using:
gci -Path C:\ -Filter part_of_filename* -Recurse -Force | where { $_.Attributes -match "Hidden"}
The output shows me many errors exactly like this (depending on the path):
Get-ChildItem : Access to the path 'C:\Documents and Settings' is
denied. At
C:\Users\USERNAME\Documents\powershell\searchdisk.ps1:10
char:5
+ gci <<<< -Path C:\ -Filter part_of_filename* -Recurse -Force | where { $_.Attributes -match "Hidden"}
+ CategoryInfo : PermissionDenied: (C:\Documents and Settings:String) [Get-ChildItem], UnauthorizedAccessException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : DirUnauthorizedAccessError,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetChildItemCommand
I need a PowerShell command that recursively searches ANY directory including hidden directories and shows me all files including hidden files of the name part_of_filename* (for this example)
I ran the command using PowerShell ISE as Administrator. It won't search inside directories like
C:\Windows\System32\LogFiles\WMI\RtBackup
Best Answer
You're doing it right. Just run it in an elevated console and remove the filter. If you don't care about permission errors, append
-ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
:lush.asx
has the ReadOnly, Hidden and System attributes.You may also want to pipe to
| select Name, Length, Directory
to get rid of that unfortunateDirectory: C:\
line. There's also aDirectoryName
if you want the full path without the filename.