Converting the FileSystemObject's ParentFolder Property

Definition: Returns a reference to the parent of the specified file or folder.

ParentFolder

Use the -parent parameter of the Split-Path cmdlet to retrieve the parent of a file or folder:

Split-Path C:\scripts -parent

To retrieve a reference to that file or folder, pipe the output to Get-Item:

$a = Split-Path C:\scripts -parent | Get-Item

See conversions of other FileSystemObject methods and properties.
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