Today I want to look at another aspect of PowerShell profile scripts that you may not have considered. I’ll admit this scenario doesn’t fit everyone, but hopefully, you’ll still find something valuable. I want to demonstrate one way you might synchronize PowerShell profile scripts across multiple computers. I have to believe I’m not the only one who uses multiple computers. In my case, I have my primary Windows 11 desktop and at least 1 laptop, often 2. I want to have the same profiles across all devices. Likewise, if I edit a profile script I want the changes to be synchronized. Here’s how I handle this task.

Central Store

My technique relies on a centralized location that is accessible from all my devices. This could be a network drive, a NAS device, or a cloud service. I already use OneDrive to synchronize files between machines. Some cloud services like OneDrive and Dropbox allow you to synchronize select desktop folders. I could add a location like C:\users\Jeff\Documents\WindowsPowerShell. That might work for some of you. But I’m going to take a more granular approach based on individual profile scripts.