program works but ineffective on sample data. Assembling new sample data...

Process-Images.ps1

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+# Script to find, process, and anaylze the results of processing.
+
+# eventually make this  folder select. 
+$ImagePathToProcess = "C:\Users\eeckert\Downloads\Test Photos\Unmodified"
+$ArchivePathBase = "\\192.168.24.15\OriginalPhotos\TestPath"
+$ImageOutputPath = "C:\Users\eeckert\Downloads\Test Photos\AfterImageMagick - Pass 1"
+$depth = 15 # how many folders down do we go.
+$Reduction_Percentage = '25%'
+
+$Logging = @()
+
+
+
+if (!($ImagePathToProcess)) {
+    # If this path doesn't exist, then error out. Erik's a fool and has been burned by this before.
+
+
+} else {
+    # do stuff! 
+
+    # get file list - image formats only
+
+    $imagefiles = get-childitem $imagePathToProcess -Recurse -Depth $depth -Include ('*.jpg','*.png','*.bmp')
+
+    foreach ($image in $imagefiles) {
+        $copyResult = $null
+
+        # Set Paths
+        $SourcePath = $image.FullName
+        $SourceSize = $image.Length
+        
+
+        $ArchivePathDest = $SourcePath.Replace($ImagePathToProcess,"") # strip sourcepath
+        $ArchivePath = $ArchivePathBase + $ArchivePathDest
+        $ArchivePath_Parent = Split-Path -Parent $ArchivePath
+        
+        New-Item -Path $ArchivePath_Parent -ItemType Directory -Force 
+        $copyresult = Copy-Item $SourcePath $ArchivePath -Force
+
+        if (!($copyresult)) {
+            $copyresult_Dest = $null
+            $actualDest_file = $ImageOutputPath + $SourcePath.Replace($ImagePathToProcess,"") # strip sourcepath
+            $actualDest_Parent = Split-Path -Parent $actualDest_file
+
+            New-Item -Path $actualDest_Parent -ItemType Directory -Force 
+            $copyresult_Dest = Copy-Item $SourcePath $actualDest_file -Force
+            
+            if (!($copyresult_Dest)) {
+            # if no error Assemble the imagemagick command line
+            $command = "magick"
+            $commandArgs = "mogrify `"$actualDest_file`" -resize $Reduction_Percentage"
+
+            Start-Process $command -ArgumentList $commandArgs -wait
+
+            $NewImage = get-item -path $actualDest_file
+
+            $NewSize = $NewImage.Length
+
+            $Logging += [PSCustomObject]@{
+                FileName = $SourcePath
+                'Original Size' = $SourceSize
+                'New Size' = $NewSize
+
+            }
+            }
+
+        }
+
+    }
+
+}

README.md

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 # ImageResizeAndArchive
 
-Project to update all photos on Egnyte to lower resoluiton, 72DPI photos. Original to be stored in $ArchiveLocation.
+## Project to update all photos on Egnyte to lower resoluiton, 72DPI photos. Original to be stored in $ArchiveLocation.
+
+$ImagePathToProcess = Location of files to process - including subfolders. 
+$ArchivePathBase = Location to store Archived His Res Photos
+
+