The blog post explores the author's efforts to create a PowerShell script for zipping their extensive Steam game library. Facing limitations with the compress-archive cmdlet, particularly its 2 GB file size limit, the author considers alternatives like using VHDX files for more flexibility and dynamic updating of game folders, while also weighing different scripting options.

All of these Programming Journey posts can be found in the associated category of this blog. PowerShell, again As mentioned in the last post and several others, I started a simple-sounding PowerShell script to zip my Steam game library. And mostly finished up until it collapsed like a house of cards (checkmate). At which time … Continue reading Programming Journey Entry 9: Planning the script out (an attempt was made) →

All of these Programming Journey posts can be found in the associated category of this blog. PowerShell, again As mentioned in the last programming journey post, I started a simple-sounding PowerShell script to zip my Steam game library. And mostly finished up until it collapsed like a house of cards (checkmate) at which time I … Continue reading Programming Journey Entry 8: Parallel Power Processing Pre-cursor in PS →

All of these Programming Journey posts can be found in the associated category of this blog. PowerShell, like programming As mentioned in the last programming journey post, I wanted to get into PowerShell as a language. Sometimes I still do some python, but the last few months have really been about PowerShell, version 7.x in … Continue reading Programming Journey Entry 7: That time I wrote a PowerShell script →

All of these Programming Journey posts can be found in the associated category of this blog. Note: This is a post I wrote a long time ago (nearly two years) and apparently never got back around to. Since I'm picking up PowerShell again...again...I'm posting it. It's a little short (or unfinished), but the next post … Continue reading Programming Journey Entry 6: Picking PowerShell back up →