You want to create a new folder named Reports inside C:\Data only if it does not already exist. Which command achieves this?

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PowerShell - File and Directory Operations

You want to create a new folder named Reports inside C:\Data only if it does not already exist. Which command achieves this?

ARemove-Item 'C:\Data\Reports'; New-Item -Path 'C:\Data\Reports' -ItemType Directory

BNew-Item -Path 'C:\Data\Reports' -ItemType Directory -Force

CNew-Item -Path 'C:\Data' -Name 'Reports' -ItemType File

Dif (-not (Test-Path 'C:\Data\Reports')) { New-Item -Path 'C:\Data\Reports' -ItemType Directory }

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Understand conditional folder creation
Use Test-Path to check if folder exists before creating it.
Step 2: Analyze each option
if (-not (Test-Path 'C:\Data\Reports')) { New-Item -Path 'C:\Data\Reports' -ItemType Directory } checks existence and creates folder only if missing. New-Item -Path 'C:\Data\Reports' -ItemType Directory -Force forces creation but overwrites. New-Item -Path 'C:\Data' -Name 'Reports' -ItemType File creates a file, not folder. Remove-Item 'C:\Data\Reports'; New-Item -Path 'C:\Data\Reports' -ItemType Directory deletes then creates, which is unsafe.
Final Answer:
if (-not (Test-Path 'C:\Data\Reports')) { New-Item -Path 'C:\Data\Reports' -ItemType Directory } -> Option D
Quick Check:
Use Test-Path to avoid overwriting [OK]

Quick Trick: Use Test-Path before New-Item to avoid duplicates [OK]

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