Sets the creation date to a set of folders in directory based on the current date.

creationdate.ps1

# sets the folder creation date to the specified date variable
# version 0.0.1
# author: Patrick Magee
#######################

$choice = ""
$dir = ""
$date = [datetime]::Today

while ($choice -notmatch "[y|n]") {

    $choice = Read-Host "Set creation date? (Y/N)"

    if($choice -eq "y") {

        while(-not [System.IO.Directory]::Exists($dir)) {
            $dir = Read-Host "Enter valid directory. e.g 'D:\videos\Movies'"        
        }
        Write-Host "Listing directories created in the past..." -ForegroundColor Green

        $total = (Get-ChildItem $dir | Where-Object { $_.CreationTime -lt $date }).Count

        Get-ChildItem $dir | Where-Object { 
                $_.CreationTime -lt $date 
        } | ForEach-Object {         
            Write-Host ('{0} ({1})' -f $_.Name, $_.CreationTime) -ForegroundColor Red 
        }
        
        $choice = ""
        While ($choice -notmatch "[y|n]") {
            $choice = read-host "Are you sure you want to set the creation date on $total items to $date" + "? (Y/N)"
        }

        if($choice -eq "y"){ 
            Get-ChildItem $dir | where { $_.CreationTime -lt $date } | ForEach-Object { $_.CreationTime = $date }
            Write-Host 'Complete.' -ForegroundColor Red
        } 
        else {
            Write-Host "Cancelled." -ForegroundColor Red
        }
    } 
    else { 
       Write-Host "Cancelled." -ForegroundColor Red
    }
}