Script to compare file presence in directory structures

I'm still running into a few organizations that need to convert their sysvol replication from FRS to DFS-R. The process for doing that is quite straight forward, but if FRS replication is broken, then there is the risk that some data could be lost during this process.

As part of due diligence before converting, I like to compare the contents of sysvol among the domain controllers. The PDC emulator is the default source for new sysvol data. So, I compare that to other domain controllers. To help me with this I've created a PowerShell script that compares the files to identify any that are not the same on two servers.

I use this for sysvol, but you could use it to compare any two data structures. This script does not compare time stamps, file size, or file contents. It only looks for presence.

 

#Domain controller path to sysvol
$srcpath="\\Server1\sysvol"
$targetpath="\\Server2\sysvol"

#Get list of files
$srcfiles = get-childitem -Path $srcpath -File -Recurse
$targetfiles = get-childitem -Path $targetpath -File -Recurse

#Add property looks only at relative file name path
#Required for proper comparison without server name
Foreach ($file in $srcfiles) {

    $cleanpath = ($file.FullName).replace($srcpath,"")
    $file | Add-Member -NotePropertyName ShortPath -NotePropertyValue $cleanpath -Force

}

Foreach ($file in $targetfiles) {

    $cleanpath = ($file.FullName).replace($targetpath,"")
    $file | Add-Member -NotePropertyName ShortPath -NotePropertyValue $cleanpath -Force

}

$dif = Compare-Object $srcfiles $targetfiles -property ShortPath #-PassThru

Write-Host "Source ( <= ) is: " $srcpath
Write-Host "Target ( => ) is: " $targetpath
Write-Host ""
$dif