Using fileseek to find folders missing a certain file ?

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Nigel Poore

6 discussion posts

I've looked through the help, but I can't work out if I can use FileSeek for this task.

I want to search through a whole tree of folders and get FileSeek to show me all the folders that don't have a file called folder.jpg in them ?

Is this possible ?

Thanks,

Nigel

Aug 17, 2016 • #1

FileSeek can't do this, unfortunately, but I did a quick search, and I think you could do this with a Powershell script. I'd be happy to do up an example if you're not sure where to start with that

Aug 19, 2016 • #2

Nigel Poore

6 discussion posts

That would be great, Keith, and much appreciated. Please don't spend a lot of time on it, though !

Many thanks,

Nigel

Aug 21, 2016 • #3

The attached PowerShell script should work. Found it here: http://superuser.com/questions/916769/find-folder-without-certain-file-in-powershell

Hope that helps!

• Attachment: folderswithoutfile.rar [180 bytes]

Aug 23, 2016 • #4

Nigel Poore

6 discussion posts

Thanks Keith. The options presented on that thread have done the job.

I know I could have just Googled that myself, but was keen to see if Fileseek could perform the operation.

Cheers,

Nige

Aug 24, 2016 • #5

No worries at all, glad that helped!

Aug 25, 2016 • #6