Migrate old PC to new PC of an employee

Context

During my first work-study program, I had to migrate around thirty employee PCs from old machines to new ones.

So, I decided to create these scripts to simplify and automate the entire process.

Step-by-step Script Breakdown

Total script estimation: ~27s.

Execution Logging (Old PC)

Creates a log entry with the username and the date of execution to keep a record of the migration (~2 seconds).

Create Network Migration Folder

Checks if a personal migration folder exists on the network share. If not, it creates one automatically (~3 seconds).

Export Chrome Bookmarks

Checks if the Chrome bookmarks file exists. If it does, it gets copied to the migration folder (~2 seconds).

Export Edge Bookmarks

Same principle as Chrome: Edge bookmarks are copied if they exist (~2 seconds).

Export Outlook Signatures

If the signature folder exists, its contents are saved in the network folder (~3 seconds).

Export Printer List

Fetches the printers installed on the old PC and exports them to a .csv file (~2 seconds).

Execution Logging (New PC)

A second log entry is created when the script is run on the new PC to ensure traceability (~2 seconds).

Import Chrome Bookmarks

Restores Chrome bookmarks from the network folder to the correct local directory (~2 seconds).

Import Edge Bookmarks

Same procedure as Chrome: copies Edge bookmarks to the user directory (~2 seconds).

Import Outlook Signatures

Creates the signatures folder if it doesn’t exist yet, then imports the saved files (~3 seconds).

Reinstall Printers

Reads the printer list from the .csv file and installs each one if it’s not already installed (~4 seconds).

PowerShell Script

export_oldPC.ps1

### © Aaron Pescasio / www.apescasio.fr ###
 
### An "export" script to be run on the old PC to export: Outlook signatures, printers, Chrome/Edge bookmarks... and copy them into the user's personal network storage folder ###
 
$username23 = "$env:USERDOMAIN\$env:USERNAME"
$date23 = Get-Date -Format "dd/MM/yyyy à HH:mm:ss"
$log23 = "$username23 a executé le script: export_ancienPC.bat le $date23"
Add-Content -Path "\\adds01\LOGI\ap_script\ap_script_logs\export_ancienPC.log" -Value $log23
 
### If the MigrationP5_username folder does not exist => Create it, but if it already exists, log a message ###
 
if (!(Test-Path -Path "\\adds01\users-data\$env:USERNAME\MIGRATIONP5_$env:USERNAME" -PathType Container)) {
    New-Item -Type Directory "\\adds01\personnel\$env:USERNAME\MIGRATIONP5_$env:USERNAME"
} else {
    Write-Output "Folder 'MigrationP5_$env:USERNAME' already exists"
}
 
### If the Bookmarks file (Chrome) does not exist => Log a message, but if it does exist, copy it into the personal network storage folder ###
 
if (!(Test-Path -Path "$env:localappdata\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Bookmarks")) {
    Write-Output "Google Chrome bookmarks do not exist"
} else {
    Copy-Item "$env:localappdata\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Bookmarks" "\\adds01\personnel\$env:USERNAME\MIGRATIONP5_$env:USERNAME\Bookmarks_ch" -Force
}
 
### If the Bookmarks file (Edge) does not exist => Log a message, but if it does exist, copy it into the personal network storage folder ###
 
if (!(Test-Path -Path "$env:localappdata\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Bookmarks")) {
    Write-Output "Microsoft Edge bookmarks do not exist"
} else {
    Copy-Item "$env:localappdata\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Bookmarks" "\\adds01\personnel\$env:USERNAME\MIGRATIONP5_$env:USERNAME\Bookmarks_ms" -Force
}
 
### If there are no Outlook signatures => Log a message, but if they exist, copy them into the personal network storage folder ###
 
if (!(Test-Path -Path "$env:appdata\Microsoft\Signatures" -PathType Container)) {
    Write-Output "Outlook signatures do not exist"
} else {
    Copy-Item "$env:appdata\Microsoft\Signatures" "\\adds01\personnel\$env:USERNAME\MIGRATIONP5_$env:USERNAME\" -Recurse -Force
}
 
### Export printers (copy the printer list from the old PC, then paste it into the personal network storage folder) ###
 
get-printer "\\imprimant.share.loc\*" | Select-Object Name | Export-Csv -Path "\\adds01\personnel\$env:USERNAME\MIGRATIONP5_$env:USERNAME\ecoleprinters.csv" -NoTypeInformation

PowerShell Script 2

import_oldPC.ps1

### © Aaron Pescasio / www.apescasio.fr ###
 
### Script (to be run on the new PC) to import: Outlook signatures, printers, Chrome/Edge bookmarks... onto the new PC's drive! ###
 
$username23 = "$env:USERDOMAIN\$env:USERNAME"
$date23 = Get-Date -Format "dd/MM/yyyy à HH:mm:ss"
$log23 = "$username23 a executé le script: import_nouveauPC.bat le $date23"
Add-Content -Path "\\adds01\LOGI\ap_script\ap_script_logs\import_nouveauPC.log" -Value $log23
 
### Import Bookmarks => Chrome ###
 
Copy-Item "\\adds01\personnel\$env:USERNAME\MIGRATIONP5_$env:USERNAME\Bookmarks_ch" "$env:localappdata\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Bookmarks" -Force
 
### Import Bookmarks => Edge ###
 
Copy-Item "\\adds01\personnel\$env:USERNAME\MIGRATIONP5_$env:USERNAME\Bookmarks_ms" "$env:localappdata\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Bookmarks" -Force
 
### Import Outlook Signatures ###
 
if (!(Test-Path -Path "$env:appdata\Microsoft\Signatures" -PathType Container)) {
    New-Item -Type Directory "$env:appdata\Microsoft\Signatures"
    Copy-Item "\\adds01\personnel\$env:USERNAME\MIGRATIONP5_$env:USERNAME\Signatures\*" "$env:appdata\Microsoft\Signatures" -Force
} else {
    Copy-Item "\\adds01\personnel\$env:USERNAME\MIGRATIONP5_$env:USERNAME\Signatures\*" "$env:appdata\Microsoft\Signatures" -Force
}
 
### Import printers on the new PC ###
 
$Printers = Import-Csv -Path "\\adds01\personnel\$env:USERNAME\MIGRATIONP5_$env:USERNAME\ecoleprinters.csv"
foreach ($Printer in $Printers)
{
    $PrinterName = $Printer.Name
    if (Get-Printer -Name $PrinterName 2>$null)
    {
        Write-Host "The printer $PrinterName is already installed!"
    } else {
        Add-Printer -ConnectionName $PrinterName
    }
}

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