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# Dump File Attributes for a Specific Folder Into a CSV File
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# Specify Input/Output Variables
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## $inputDirectory = "C:\MyFolder"
## $outputCSVFile = "C:\MyFolder\mycsvfilename.csv"

$inputDirectory = "$env:USERPROFILE\Desktop\MyFolder"
$outputCSVFile = "$env:USERPROFILE\Desktop\mycsvfilename.csv"

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# Dump As Required
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Get-ChildItem -Recurse -File $inputDirectory | ForEach-Object {$_ | add-member -name "Owner" -membertype noteproperty -value (get-acl $_.fullname).owner -passthru} | Sort-Object fullname | Select FullName,CreationTime,LastWriteTime,Length,Owner | Export-Csv -Force -NoTypeInformation $outputCSVFile

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## Reference:
## <https://heuristicandrew.blogspot.com/2014/09/write-directory-listing-to-csv-in.html>
 
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