Copy files with or without directory structure based on file extensions (*.txt or *.msi) wildcard search in PowerShell

If you want to copy all *.txt files in folder C:\Source to C:\Destination preserving the directory structure:

 

Source files

C:\Source\Test1.cmd

C:\Source\Test1.txt

C:\Source\Dir1\Test2.txt

 

PowerShell statement

Copy-Item "C:\Source" "C:\Destination" -filter "*.txt" -recurse –force

 

Result (directory structure is preserved)

C:\Destination\Source\Test1.txt

C:\Destination\Source\Dir1\Test2.txt

 

 

If you want to copy all *.txt files in folder C:\Source to C:\Destination without preserving the directory structure:

 

Source files

C:\Source\Test1.cmd

C:\Source\Test1.txt

C:\Source\Dir1\Test2.txt

 

PowerShell statement

Get-ChildItem "C:\Source" -recurse -force -filter "*.txt" | Copy-Item -Destination "C:\Destination"

 

Result (directory structure is  not preserved)

C:\Destination\Test1.txt

C:\Destination\Test2.txt