Measure-Dedup
Syntax
Measure-DedupFileMetadata
[-Path] <String[]>
[-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
[-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
[-AsJob]
[<CommonParameters>]Description
The Measure-DedupFileMetadata cmdlet measures potential disk space on a volume. The DedupDistinctSize value that this cmdlet returns indicates how much disk space you can reclaim on a volume if you delete a group of folders and then run a garbage collection job.
Files often have chunks that are shared across other folders. The deduplication engine calculates which chunks are unique and would be deleted after the garbage collection job.
Examples
Example 1: Measure potential disk space on a volume
PS C:\> Measure-DedupFileMetadata -Path "X:\A_Data","X:\Archive1"This command measures potential disk space that you can reclaim on all folders in the paths X:\A_Data and X:\Archive1.
Required Parameters
Specifies an array of paths of folders.
| Type: | String[] |
| Position: | 0 |
| Default value: | None |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
Optional Parameters
Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete.
The cmdlet immediately returns an object that represents the job and then displays the command prompt.
You can continue to work in the session while the job completes.
To manage the job, use the
*-Job
cmdlets.
To get the job results, use the
Receive-Job
cmdlet.
For more information about Windows PowerShell background jobs, see about_Jobs .
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.
| Type: | CimSession[] |
| Aliases: | Session |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet.
If this parameter is omitted or a value of
0
is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer.
The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.
| Type: | Int32 |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |