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  1. jwmoss revised this gist Aug 14, 2025. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 1 deletion.
    2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion speed_d.ps1
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    # --- Settings ---
    $diskspdUrl = "https://github.com/microsoft/diskspd/releases/download/v2.2/DiskSpd.ZIP"
    $diskspdExe = "$env:TEMP\diskspd.exe"
    $tempFile = "$env:TEMP\diskspd_testfile.dat"
    $tempFile = "D:\diskspd_testfile.dat" # test file now on D:
    $outFile = "$env:TEMP\diskspd_results.txt"

    $fileSize = "1G" # test file size
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    # Test C: drive speed with DiskSpd (fixed arg passing)

    # --- Settings ---
    $diskspdUrl = "https://github.com/microsoft/diskspd/releases/download/v2.2/DiskSpd.ZIP"
    $diskspdExe = "$env:TEMP\diskspd.exe"
    $tempFile = "$env:TEMP\diskspd_testfile.dat"
    $outFile = "$env:TEMP\diskspd_results.txt"

    $fileSize = "1G" # test file size
    $duration = 30 # seconds
    $threads = 4

    # --- Download DISKSPD if not found ---
    if (-not (Test-Path $diskspdExe)) {
    Write-Host "Downloading DISKSPD..."
    $zip = Join-Path $env:TEMP "diskspd.zip"
    Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $diskspdUrl -OutFile $zip

    Expand-Archive -Path $zip -DestinationPath $env:TEMP -Force
    Remove-Item $zip -Force

    # Find the right exe (prefer amd64/x64)
    $exeFound = Get-ChildItem -Path $env:TEMP -Filter "diskspd.exe" -Recurse |
    Sort-Object { if ($_.FullName -match 'amd64|x64') {0} else {1} } |
    Select-Object -First 1
    if ($exeFound) {
    Copy-Item $exeFound.FullName $diskspdExe -Force
    } else {
    Write-Error "DISKSPD executable not found after extraction."
    exit 1
    }
    }

    # --- Run Test ---
    Write-Host "Running DISKSPD test on C: drive..."

    # Build argument list explicitly so variables interpolate correctly
    $args = @(
    "-c$($fileSize)"
    "-d$($duration)"
    "-Sh"
    "-L"
    "-b64K"
    "-t$($threads)"
    "-o4"
    "-w50"
    $tempFile
    )

    try {
    & $diskspdExe @args | Tee-Object -FilePath $outFile
    $code = $LASTEXITCODE
    }
    finally {
    if (Test-Path $tempFile) { Remove-Item $tempFile -Force }
    }

    Write-Host "`n=== DISKSPD Results ==="
    if (Test-Path $outFile) {
    Get-Content $outFile
    } else {
    Write-Warning "No results file was produced (DiskSpd likely failed before writing output)."
    }

    if ($code) { exit $code } else { exit 0 }