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Get-FileShare

Retrieves file share objects and their properties.

Windows Server · Risk: Low · Documentation Verified

Last verified: 2026-10-26

Microsoft Storage reference: Retrieves file share objects and their properties. The syntax and selected example below are adapted from the pinned Windows Server 2025 reference. Module availability, target configuration and delegated permissions determine whether it can run in your environment. Documentation and parameter text: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; formatting adapted by Cmdlet World. No execution testing is claimed.

Get-FileShare [-Name <String[]>] [-Protocol <FileSharingProtocol[]>] [-FileServer <CimInstance>]
 [-CimSession <CimSession[]>] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>] [-AsJob] [<CommonParameters>]

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Required permissions

Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Get-FileShare. Modifying administrative cmdlets may require elevation or delegated administration. This catalog does not assert that ordinary users can execute the command.

Supported environments

Windows / Storage · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply

Parameters

-AsJob: Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete.
-CimSession: Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.
-FileServer: Specifies the file server on which the file share is hosted. To obtain a FileServer, use the Get-StorageFileServer cmdlet.
-Name: Specifies the name of the file share to get.
-Protocol: Specifies the file sharing protocol of the file shares that this cmdlet gets. The acceptable values for this parameter are: SMB and NFS.
-Subsystem: Specifies the storage subsystem from which to get file shares. To obtain a StorageSubsystem object, use the Get-StorageSubSystem cmdlet.
-ThrottleLimit: Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.
-UniqueId: Specifies a unique ID.
-Volume: Specified the volume object that contains the file share to get. To obtain a volume, use the Get-Volume cmdlet.

Prerequisites

Windows with the Storage module and the Windows feature or management tools that provide it. Confirm target connectivity and version compatibility using the linked Microsoft reference.

Security considerations

This is a read-oriented cmdlet; protect any sensitive results and check the documented effects of your selected parameters.

Examples

Example 1: Get all file shares on the local server

Get-FileShare

This command lists all the file shares on the local server. You must have local administrator permissions on the server to run this command. Source: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; transcript prompt/output removed. This example was not executed.

Sources

https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-powershell-docs/blob/b7645dd8c687139b28e845119da30ec670526507/docset/winserver2025-ps/Storage/Get-FileShare.md

https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/storage/get-fileshare?view=windowsserver2025-ps

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