Powershell copy-item creates a folder instead of copying file

Question

I mapped a webdav folder with new-psdrive, cd to a folder, then try to copy one file to a local folder. The script code (draft) is the following:

New-PSDrive -Name WEBDAV -PSProvider FileSystem -Root "\\testserver@SSL\davwwwroot\myApp"
cd WEBDAV:
cd "notes\user"
Copy-Item -Path ".\important.txt" -Destination "c:\temp"

What I see, that after the Copy-Item a new empty FOLDER "C:\temp\important.txt" is created. Not a file. When I change the "copy-item" command to "robocopy" it works perfectly. I am wondering what is wrong with the copy-item... How could I use it to do the work?!

have you confirmed that the source is NOT a dir? if you do `Get-Item` on it and then run `.GetType()` on that ... what does it report? — Lee_Dailey, Jul 06 '20 at 13:42
which powershell version and platform are you referring? cannot reproduce with Win10 — Falco Alexander, Jul 06 '20 at 15:36
Mapped as W: and still the same. Powershell version is 5.1.18362.752, it is a Windows 10 Enterprise build 18363. The webdav server is a "our-own" webdav server, our IT team developed and implemented the webdav protocol on it. The LS cmdlet just before the copy-item lists the important.txt as a file item: LastWriteTime : 10/17/2019 10:22:51 AM Length : 33490521 Name : important.txt — Zoltan Hernyak, Jul 06 '20 at 17:36
Interesting, the get-item says "PSIsContainer : True", and "Attributes : Directory Mode : d-----" There should be the problem! Hm! Thanks for the question @Lee_Dailey! May the protocol implementation is bad :( — Zoltan Hernyak, Jul 06 '20 at 17:39
@ZoltanHernyak - that is your problem ... the source item seems to be a dir. [*grin*] that needs to be fixed ... — Lee_Dailey, Jul 06 '20 at 17:42

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 06 '20 at 11:55

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simply specify the file name:

Copy-Item -Path ".\important.txt" -Destination "c:\temp.txt"

answered Jul 06 '20 at 11:55

Falco Alexander

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Interesting - but it is the same. Creates an empty folder instead of copying a file. I think the webdav env causes some difference. – Zoltan Hernyak Jul 06 '20 at 13:31
did you try mapping with "normal" net use to e.g. Z-drive and use the Z-drive? any different? – Falco Alexander Jul 06 '20 at 15:31

Powershell copy-item creates a folder instead of copying file

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