What is the difference between C:\Users\Default
and C:\Users\Default User
folders?
PS $ & "$HOME/psh/dirsize.ps1" "C:\Users\Default" 2.01 MiBPS $ & "$HOME/psh/dirsize.ps1" "C:\Users\Default User" dir : Access to the path "C:\Users\Default User" is denied. At C:\Users\t2-sma\psh\dirsize.ps1:2 char:21+"{0:n2} MiB" -f ( ( dir $dirName -force -recurse | measure -property ...+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~+ CategoryInfo : PermissionDenied: (C:\Users\Default User:String) [Get-ChildItem], UnauthorizedAccessException+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : DirUnauthorizedAccessError,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetChildItemCommand 0.00 MiB
- Both
C:\Users\Default
andC:\Users\Default User
exists :PS $ dir "C:\Users" -Force | ? Name -like 'Default*' Directory: C:\Users Mode LastWriteTime Length Name ---- ------------- ------ ---- d-rh-- 31/05/2023 10:58 Default d--hsl 07/12/2019 10:30 Default User
dir
saysC:\Users\Default User
is a junction, but surprisingly PowerShell says nothing:$ dir /a "C:\Users" | findstr Default 31/05/2023 09:58 <DIR> Default 07/12/2019 10:30 <JUNCTION> Default User [C:\Users\Default]PS $ (gi "C:\Users\Default User\" -Force).LinkType