How to copy multiple files to a list of computers

PowerShell – copy a list of files to a list of multiple computers

Here is a simple PowerShell script I found (linked below) that can easily copy a list of files to a list of computers. If you want to copy more than one file to a lot of computers on your network, this simple script should work ok. It’s better to use a network share and use a UNC path to denote where the file source and destinations.

$a = Get-Content "C:\computerlist.txt" 

foreach ($i in $a) 

{$files= get-content "C:\fileslist.txt"
foreach ($file in $files)
{Copy-Item $file -Destination \\$i\C$\admin\ -force}
}

Here is a sample of what the computerlist.txt will look like:

hostname1.contoso.com
hostname2.contoso.com
hostname3.contoso.com

And here is a sample of what the fileslist.txt will look like:

\\fileserver\share\IT\myscript.ps1
\\fileserver\share\IT\Readme.txt
\\fileserver\share\IT\uninstall.bat

 

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