PowerShell script to export disk usage report of multiple computers

Or, Disk usage report PowerShell script

Or, PowerShell script for disk usage report with .txt file input

Or, Export disk usage report to CSV for multiple windows computers

Descriptions: Disk usage report for storage optimization or to keep track of disk usage trends is one of the important routine task for every administrator. In this article, we would be exploring the PowerShell script to get disk usage report of multiple windows machines in to excel or CSV file.

In this article, we will prepare the scenario and logical environment, lastly we will run the PowerShell script to get the CSV report in desired folder location.

What has been covered in this script?

This script is designed for getting disk usage report of windows machines listed in ServersList.txt text file. It will keep only last 30 days report in the folder DiskUsageReports.

Prerequisites:

1. Administrative privilege to run the script

2. List of servers/computers name or IP in a text file

3. Basic knowledge of PowerShell commands

Prepare the environment – Get Ready

Create a root folder and three child folders like:

1. Root folder name: DiskUsage

2. Child folders name: DiskUsageReports, DiskUsageReportScript, and ServersList

A reference screenshot is given below:

Prepare a text file with Name ServersList.txt and place it in ServersList folder. This text file should contain the list of windows machines you wish to export disk usage report.

You can use name or IP as shown in below screenshot:

Finally, create the PowerShell script with following commands.

Simply copy and paste the given commands in PowerShell ISE windows and save it as .ps1 file under DiskUsageScript folder with name DiskUsageReport.ps1

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$OldReports = (Get-Date).AddDays(-30)

Get-ChildItem D:\DiskUsage\DiskUsageReports\*.* | `

Where-Object { $_.LastWriteTime -le $OldReports} | `

Remove-Item -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue 

$LogDate = get-date -f yyyyMMddhhmm

$File = Get-Content -Path D:\DiskUsage\ServersList\ServersList.txt

$DiskReport = ForEach ($Servernames in ($File))

{Get-WmiObject win32_logicaldisk <#-Credential $RunAccount#> `

-ComputerName $Servernames -Filter "Drivetype=3" `

-ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

}

$DiskReport |

Select-Object @{Label = "Server Name";Expression = {$_.SystemName}},

@{Label = "Drive Letter";Expression = {$_.DeviceID}},

@{Label = "Total Capacity (GB)";Expression = {"{0:N1}" -f( $_.Size / 1gb)}},

@{Label = "Free Space (GB)";Expression = {"{0:N1}" -f( $_.Freespace / 1gb ) }},

@{Label = 'Free Space (%)'; Expression = {"{0:P0}" -f ($_.freespace/$_.size)}} |

Export-Csv -path "D:\DiskUsage\DiskUsageReports\DiskReport_$logDate.csv" –NoTypeInformation

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It should look like the below one:

Now you are done friends, just run the PowerShell script and get the report you need...

Steps: Run the prepared PowerShell Script

Right Click on the .ps1 script file and Click on Run with PowerShell

Now go to DiskUsageReport folder, you should have your CSV report ready there..

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