Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson illustrates how to compare two folders by using Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. It is an absolutely beautiful day in Charlotte, North Carolina. The early morning rain gave way to a colorful rainbow. My manager bought me a new laptop, and I have been busy working on it; installing software, copying files, and migrating settings. The old laptop will be paved, so it is important to ensure I get everything copied to the new laptop. Most of the major things are automatically transferred, but there are always a few folders that seem to get left behind.

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This is especially true because I am still working while doing the migration, and there is always a danger of missing something. In the past, I might write a script to compare two folders to ensure they are identical. However, with Windows PowerShell, I do not need to write a script. I can type a simple command to compare two folders. For example, I use a folder named fso that is located directly off of the root of the C: drive as my scratch directory. I leave all kinds of stuff in that directory, including files that contains important sample scripts and sample text files, spreadsheets, and databases.