PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Find Files in Wrong Folder

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Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to easily find files that are in the wrong folder.

 I have a folder for documents and another folder for images. But at times, I discover images in the
           documents folder. How can I use Windows PowerShell to easily detect this situation?

 Use the Test-Path cmdlet, and specify the file extension to exclude, for example:

PS C:\> test-path c:\fso -Exclude *.bmp

True

PS C:\> dir c:\fso -Include *.bmp

PS C:\> 

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