This PowerShell script lists all network shares (aka "shared folders") of the local computer.
PS> ./list-network-shares.ps1 [<CommonParameters>]
[<CommonParameters>]
This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction,
WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.PS> ./list-network-shares.ps1
✅ Shared \\LAPTOP\Public folder from D:\Public ('File transfer folder')
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
List network shares
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script lists all network shares (aka "shared folders") of the local computer.
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./list-network-shares.ps1
✅ Shared \\LAPTOP\Public folder from D:\Public ('File transfer folder')
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
try {
if ($IsLinux -or $IsMacOS) {
# TODO
} else {
$shares = Get-WmiObject win32_share | where {$_.name -NotLike "*$"}
foreach ($share in $shares) {
if ($share.Description -eq "") {
Write-Host "✅ Shared \\$(hostname)\$($share.Name) from $($share.Path)"
} else {
Write-Host "✅ Shared \\$(hostname)\$($share.Name) from $($share.Path) ('$($share.Description)')"
}
}
}
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ ERROR: $($Error[0]) (script line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber))"
exit 1
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