How to create a directory if not exists in PowerShell?

You can use PowerShell cmdlet New-Item to create a new directory. If you want to also test if the directory not already present before creating the directory, use PowerShell cmdlet Test-Path.

$path = "C:\temp\NewFolder"
If(!(Test-Path $path))
{
      New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $path
}

$path = "C:\temp\NewFolder"

If(!(Test-Path $path))

{

New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $path

}

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