Powershell script to count file types

[datafiend]

Hi all,
forgive me if this is the wrong folder.
I am googling scripts to find a PS script to count file types and files in several directory's on our network.
I am a noob on powershell, and I'm trying to experiment.
I have several directory's on my "Libraries" directory on my pc at work. I'm just trying to test a PS script to get this to work to count the files and list the file types in my "Libraries\Documents\Tidbits" folder.

Get-ChildItem \\hilltop3\users$\LongRandy\My Documents\TIDBITS

but I get this error:"Get-ChildItem : Cannot find path '\\hilltop3\users$\LongRandy\My' because it does not exist.
At line:1 char:14
+ Get-ChildItem <<<< \\hilltop3\users$\LongRandy\My Documents\TIDBITS
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (\\hilltop3\users$\LongRandy\My:String) [Get-ChildItem], ItemNotFoundExc
eption
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetChildItemCommand"

How can I put in the ENTIRE file path? It just arbitrarily truncates the path?

Thanks again

 

[Gator]

You may find someone qualified for answering this here but your best bet is a place like this https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/Windows/en-US/home?forum=winserverpowershell

 

[Tookeri]

As a general rule when supplying parameters to any program: add quote signs around it if it contains space characters

"\\hilltop3\users$\LongRandy\My Documents\TIDBITS"

A space character is the universal separator for parameters, so in your case, without quotes, the program thinks you're supplying 2 parameters:
1. \\hilltop3\users$\LongRandy\My
2. Documents\TIDBITS