powershell script to watch a directory and copy any file that shows up in it

watchcopy.ps1

#
# Script.ps1
#
$folder = 'C:\dev\copy'    # <-- change this to the directory that will be watched
$filter = '*.*'                             # <-- set this according to your requirements
$destination = 'C:\dev\paste'  # <-- change this to the directory that will hold a copy of the file(s)
$fsw = New-Object IO.FileSystemWatcher $folder, $filter -Property @{
 IncludeSubdirectories = $false              # <-- set this according to your requirements
 NotifyFilter = [IO.NotifyFilters]'FileName, LastWrite'
}
$onCreated = Register-ObjectEvent $fsw Created -SourceIdentifier FileCreated -Action {
 $path = $Event.SourceEventArgs.FullPath
 $name = $Event.SourceEventArgs.Name
 $changeType = $Event.SourceEventArgs.ChangeType
 $timeStamp = $Event.TimeGenerated
 Write-Host "The file '$name' was $changeType at $timeStamp"
 Copy-Item $path -Destination $destination -Force -Verbose # Force will overwrite files with same name
}

# Eventually unregister the script with the below commented line:
# Unregister-Event -SourceIdentifier FileCreated