Michael Haren’s Wassupy Blog

# PowerShell script to backup directories with timestamp extensions
# Usage: 
#   cd C:\path\to\directory
#   .\monitor-folder.ps1

# Use current working directory where the script is run from
$TargetDirectory = Get-Location

Write-Host "Monitoring directory: $TargetDirectory" -ForegroundColor Green
Write-Host "Backing up directories every 1 second..." -ForegroundColor Green
Write-Host "Press Ctrl+C to stop..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
Write-Host ""

while ($true) {
    $timestamp = Get-Date -Format "HH.mm.ss"
    
    # Get all directories directly in the target directory (not recursive)
    $directories = Get-ChildItem -Path $TargetDirectory -Directory
    
    foreach ($dir in $directories) {
        # Skip directories that are already backups
        if ($dir.Name -like "*.bak") {
            continue
        }
        
        $backupName = "$($dir.Name).$timestamp.bak"
        $backupPath = Join-Path $TargetDirectory $backupName
        
        try {
            # Copy directory recursively - continue even if some files are in use
            Copy-Item -Path $dir.FullName -Destination $backupPath -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction Continue
            Write-Host "[$(Get-Date -Format 'HH:mm:ss')] Backed up: $($dir.Name) -> $backupName" -ForegroundColor Cyan
        }
        catch {
            Write-Host "[$(Get-Date -Format 'HH:mm:ss')] WARNING: Partial backup of $($dir.Name) (some files may be skipped)" -ForegroundColor Yellow
        }
    }
    
    Start-Sleep -Seconds 1
}