Tip: You can use a temporary file (ex: script, function, …) and then just clean up (delete) at the end once you don’t need that.
Instead of hardcoding a path for a temporary file, you can use the GetTempFileName method.
In PowerShell v5, there is a new cmdlet : New-TemporaryFile
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# Create # PowerShell v4 (and earlier) $tempFile = [System.IO.Path]::GetTempFileName() # PowerShell v5 $tempFile = New-TemporaryFile # Delete Remove-Item -Path $tempFile |