file_servers_and_files

FILE SERVERS AND FILES Basic Command Line

Basic, recursive file listing

dir /s C: > listing.txt

List files sorted by subdirectory with most recent listed on top

dir /S /Q /O:-D /T:A C: > listing.txt

Powershell

With admin privileges, list remote users accessing the box

Get-NetSessions

Get a CSV file with the paths of all files, their owners, creation/access times and size

powershell.exe -command “get-childitem . -rec -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | where {!$.PSIsContainer} | select-object FullName, @{Name=’Owner’;Expression={(Get-Acl $.FullName).Owner}}, LastAccessTime, LastWriteTime, Length | export-csv -notypeinformation -path files.csv”

Pare down the size of the results to certain file types

powershell.exe -command “get-childitem . -rec -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -include @(‘.doc’,’.xls’,’*.pdf’)|where{!$.PSIsContainer}|select-object FullName,@{Name=’Owner’;Expression={(Get-Acl $.FullName).Owner}},LastAccessTime,LastWriteTime,Length|export-csv -notypeinformation -path files.csv”