Create Progress Bars For External Tasks in PowerShell
This tutorial demonstrates how to track the progress of an external process, like Robocopy, using a PowerShell progress bar. Although presented as a proof of concept, the technique can be adapted for various external processes.
00:01 Progress Bars in PowerShell
01:06 An External Process Example (Robocopy)
02:35 Intro to the PowerShell Script
03:20 Setting up the Script
04:18 Launching Robocopy as an External Process
05:30 Monitor the External Process & Update the Progress Bar
07:41 Running the Script
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