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Directory Size check

You can use any of the Powershell programs below in ActiveXperts Network Monitor. Click here for an explanation about how to include scripts in ActiveXperts Network Monitor.

Example

#################################################################################
# ActiveXperts Network Monitor PowerShell script, © ActiveXperts Software B.V.
# For more information about ActiveXperts Network Monitor, visit the ActiveXperts 
# Network Monitor web site at http://www.activexperts.com
#################################################################################
# Script
#     DirectorySize.ps1
# Description:
#     Checks the size of the specified folder
# Parameters:
#     1) strComputer (string)  - Hostname or IP address of the computer you want to monitor
#     2) strDirectory (string) - The directory we want to check
#     3) numLimitMB (number)   - Limit, in MB
# Usage:
#     .\DirectorySize.ps1 "" "" "" MBs
# Sample:
#     .\DirectorySize.ps1 "localhost" "C:\TEMP" 50
#################################################################################

# Parameters
param
  (
    [string]$strComputer,
    [string]$strDirectory,
    [double]$numLimitMB
  )

cls

# Check paramters input
if( ([string]$strComputer -eq "") -or 
    ([string]$strDirectory -eq "") -or 
    ($numLimitMB -eq "")
  )
  {
    echo "UNCERTAIN: Invalid number of parameters - Usage: .\DirecotrySize.ps1   "
    exit
  }
  
#Check Path 
if(!(Test-Path $strDirectory))
  {
    echo "UNCERTAIN: Path not found"
    exit
  }
   
#################################################################################
# THE SCRIPT ITSELF
#################################################################################

$colItems = (Get-ChildItem $strDirectory -recurse | Measure-Object -property length -sum)
$size = $colItems.sum / 1MB

if( $size  -le $numLimitMB )
  {
  	$succ = "SUCCESS: Directory size = " + $size + " MB, maximum allowed = " + $numLimitMB + " MB DATA:" + $numLimitMB
  	echo $succ
  }
else
  {
  	$err = "ERROR: Directory size = " + $size  + " MB maximum allowed = " + $numLimitMB + " MB DATA:" + $numLimitMB
  	echo $err
  }