Creating a folder if it does not exists - Item already exists

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I am trying to create a folder using PowerShell if it does not exists so I did     DOCDIR    Environment   GetFolderPath  MyDocuments    TARGETDIR     DOCDIR MatchedLog  if   Test-Path -Path MatchedLog        New-Item -ItemType directory -Path  DOCDIR MatchedLog     This is giving me error that the folder already exists  which it does but It shouldn t be trying to create it    I am not sure what s wrong here      New-Item   Item with specified name C  Users l Documents MatchedLog already exists  At C  Users l Documents Powershell email ps1 4 char 13         New-Item  lt  lt  lt  lt   -ItemType directory -Path  DOCDIR MatchedLog         CategoryInfo            ResourceExists   C  Users l    ents MatchedLog String   New-Item   IOException         FullyQualifiedErrorId   DirectoryExist Microsoft PowerShell Commands NewItemCommand

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I was not even concentrating  here is how to do it   DOCDIR    Environment   GetFolderPath  MyDocuments    TARGETDIR     DOCDIR MatchedLog  if   Test-Path -Path  TARGETDIR         New-Item -ItemType directory -Path  TARGETDIR

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With New-Item you can add the Force parameter  New-Item -Force -ItemType directory -Path foo   Or the ErrorAction parameter  New-Item -ErrorAction Ignore -ItemType directory -Path foo

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Alternative syntax using the -Not operator and depending on your preference for readability   if  -Not  Test-Path -Path  TARGETDIR           New-Item -ItemType directory -Path  TARGETDIR

[powershell] Creating a folder if it does not exists - "Item already exists"

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