Copy file remotely with PowerShell

Question

I am writing a PowerShell script that I want to run from Server A. I want to connect to Server B and copy a file to Server A as a backup.

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Answer 1

Use net use or New-PSDrive to create a new drive:

New-PsDrive: create a new PsDrive only visible in PowerShell environment:

New-PSDrive -Name Y -PSProvider filesystem -Root \\ServerName\Share
Copy-Item BigFile Y:\BigFileCopy

Net use: create a new drive visible in all parts of the OS.

Net use y: \\ServerName\Share
Copy-Item BigFile Y:\BigFileCopy