Get-TeamsFolderStructure.ps1
19 Sep 2025Description
Purpose
Gets the folder structure for Microsoft Teams backgrounds.
Detailed Description
This function retrieves the folder structure for Microsoft Teams backgrounds. It determines whether the old or new folder structure is being used and returns the appropriate base path and upload path.
Usage
Example 1
PS C:\> Get-TeamsFolderStructure
Returns a hashtable with the folder structure for Microsoft Teams backgrounds.
Notes
Author: Unknown Last Edit: Unknown
Script
function Get-TeamsFolderStructure {
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Gets the folder structure for Microsoft Teams backgrounds.
.DESCRIPTION
This function retrieves the folder structure for Microsoft Teams backgrounds. It determines whether the old or new folder structure is being used and returns the appropriate base path and upload path.
.OUTPUTS
Returns a hashtable with the following keys:
- "Structure": Indicates whether the old or new folder structure is being used.
- "BasePath": The base path for the Microsoft Teams backgrounds.
- "UploadPath": The upload path for the Microsoft Teams backgrounds.
.EXAMPLE
PS C:\> Get-TeamsFolderStructure
Returns a hashtable with the folder structure for Microsoft Teams backgrounds.
.NOTES
Author: Unknown
Last Edit: Unknown
#>
$TeamsBackgroundBasePath = $env:APPDATA + "\Microsoft\Teams\Backgrounds\"
$TeamsBackgroundUploadPath = $TeamsBackgroundBasePath + "Uploads\"
$NewTeamsBackgroundBasePath = $env:LOCALAPPDATA + "\Packages\MSTeams_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\Microsoft\MSTeams\Backgrounds\"
$NewTeamsBackgroundUploadPath = $NewTeamsBackgroundBasePath + "Uploads\"
$TeamsFolderStructure = @{
"Structure" = "Old";
"BasePath" = $TeamsBackgroundBasePath;
"UploadPath" = $TeamsBackgroundUploadPath;
}
if (Test-Path $NewTeamsBackgroundUploadPath) {
$TeamsFolderStructure["Structure"] = "New"
$TeamsFolderStructure["BasePath"] = $NewTeamsBackgroundBasePath
$TeamsFolderStructure["UploadPath"] = $NewTeamsBackgroundUploadPath
}
return $TeamsFolderStructure
}
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