[PS] Write powershell errors to a text file

Method 1: Try, Catch, Finally

Try: Try to execute a command
Catch: Catches any errors, triggers only for Terminating Errors, so you may need to set a ErrorAction -Stop (EA) for errors that are not terminating.
Finally: Runs regardless if a error occurs.

Try { Set-Mailbox -Identity  -PrimarySmtpAddress  -EA STOP }
Catch { $_ | Out-File C:\errors.txt -Append }
Finally { Echo “runs no matter what”}

Try { Set–Mailbox –Identity –PrimarySmtpAddress –EA STOP }

Catch { $_ | Out–File C:\errors.txt –Append }

Finally { Echo “runs no matter what”}

Method 2: Output error directly to error log

Set-Mailbox -PrimarySmtpAddress <primarysmtpaddress> 2>> C:\errors.txt

1	Set–Mailbox –PrimarySmtpAddress <primarysmtpaddress> 2>> C:\errors.txt

Method 3: Customize a out-file to a error log

“this occurred” | out-file c:\error.log -append
$x | out-file c:\error.log -append
${get-date) | out-file c:\error.log -append

“this occurred” | out–file c:\error.log –append

$x | out–file c:\error.log –append

${get–date) | out–file c:\error.log –append

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