I decided to create a file on my desktop called mypowerfilext of 1 MB or 1048576 bytes. To create it, I entered the following command:
$out = new-object byte[] 1048576; new-object RandomextBytes$out; [IO.File]::WriteAllBytes'C:\Users\test\Desktop\mypowerfilext', $out
While PowerShell doesn't provide real-time feedback unless you make a mistake when writing a command, you can tell that a file is complete when it's ready for another command. If you navigate to the location you specified, you'll see that the dummy file has been created.
Stub file created with PowerShell
Similar to using fsutil on the command line , you can leave out malaysia telegram data the path and the file will be created in your user profile folder. I used the same command as above, omitting the path entirely :
$out = new-object byte[] 1048576; new-object RandomextBytes$out; [IO.File]::WriteAllBytes'mypowerfilext', $out
Create a dummy file without specifying a path
Without specifying a path, the new dummy file is saved by default to:
C:\Users\YourUserName\mypowerfile.exe
Files without a specified path are created in your user profile folder.
IMPORTANT: Unlike fsutil , which creates empty files, PowerShell allows you to create fake files with randomly generated content. If you compare two files created with the same command, you will see that they have different contents.
Of all the options in this article, PowerShell is the most complex, both because of the complexity of its commands and because of the lack of confirmation when creating your dummy file. However, experienced users may prefer it over the other options.