Split-Path with Root UNC Directory

Question

So I've got a UNC path like so:

\\server\folder

I want to get just the path to server, eg \\server. Split-Path "\\server\folder" -Parent returns "". Anything I try which deals with the root, fails. For example, Get-Item "\\server" fails too.

How can I safely get the path of \\server from \\server\\folder in PowerShell?

Is this Server Fault post any use? http://serverfault.com/questions/297690/how-to-split-parent-path-of-a-unc-path-by-using-powershell — Martin Owen, Aug 21 '13 at 18:22
Not really, Split-Path etc work fine for a path of the form "\\server\folder1\folder2" — mamidon, Aug 21 '13 at 18:23
For a UNC path, the root directory is the servername + the share name. — jon Z, Aug 21 '13 at 18:43

score 17 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 21 '13 at 18:52

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By using the System.Uri class and querying its host property:

$uri = new-object System.Uri("\\server\folder")
$uri.host # add "\\" in front to get exactly what you asked

Note: For a UNC path, the root directory is the servername plus the share name part.

answered Aug 21 '13 at 18:52

jon Z

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I like casting things using the URI type over New-Object but +1 `$URI = [URI]"\\Server\Folder"` `$URI.Host` – Chris Magnuson Apr 27 '17 at 12:50

Shay Levy · Answer 2 · 2013-08-21T20:02:00.693

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An example using regular expressions:

'\\server\share' -replace '(?<!\\)\\\w+'

edited Aug 21 '13 at 20:02

answered Aug 21 '13 at 19:49

Shay Levy

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 21 '13 at 18:57

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$fullpath = "\\server\folder"
$parentpath = "\\" + [string]::join("\",$fullpath.Split("\")[2])
$parentpath 
\\server

answered Aug 21 '13 at 18:57

Mitul

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$parentPath = "\\" + [string]::join("\",$fullPath.Split("\")[2..3]) – Mar 05 '18 at 17:51

Split-Path with Root UNC Directory

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