Copy specific type files from subfolders using a Powershell script-CodePudding

I have many folders, some of which have subfolders. I want to find and copy to special directory all files of one type, for example .txt, from them. I use this script and it works, but it copies all folders on the way to my file too. How can I avoid this? I thought about deleting all empty folders after copying, but I'm sure that the more right way exists.

$folders = [IO.Directory]::GetDirectories("S:\other","*","AllDirectories")

Foreach ($dir in $folders) {
    Copy-Item -Path $dir -Filter *.txt -Recurse -Destination 'D:\FinishFolder'
}

CodePudding user response：

Use Get-ChildItem to discover the files, then copy them 1 by 1:

Get-ChildItem S:\other -Filter *.txt -Recurse |Copy-Item -Destination 'D:\FinishFolder'