Windows 10: PowerShell script to compress folder contents to cabinet file (.cab)

The script takes the contents of a folder (including all its subfolders) and creates a cabinet file (.cab), using the Windows native makecab.exe command.

Get it here: Create-CAB.zip

The script can be run, from either within PowerShell or from a shortcut (to find out how to run it from a shortcut, see this excellent tutorial by @Kari).

When the script is run, it will ask for the user input:
1. “Full path of the folder to compress to cabinet file”
When prompted provide the complete path of the folder which contains the files you want to compress to cabinet file.
e.g. If you want to compress the contents of a folder named “MyStuff” in your Documents folder you enter C:\Users\<YourUserName>\Documents\MyStuff (or for short: $env:HOMEPATH\Documents\MyStuff).
If you want to compress the contents of a folder named “Intel_MCU” in your Downloads folder, you enter the full path C:\Users\<YourUserName>\Downloads\Intel_MCU (or for short: $env:HOMEPATH\Downloads\Intel_MCU), (#1 in screenshot below).

2. “Cabinet filename (without the .cab extension)”
When prompted provide the name of the cabinet file you want to create, without the “.cab” extension. The extension will be automatically added by the script, (#2 in screenshot below).

After getting your input, depending of the size on the files you want to compress the script will run and will create the requested cabinet (.cab) file within the folder the script is run from, i.e. if you run the script from your desktop, the cabinet file will be created in your desktop, (#3 in screenshot below).

It’s worth mentioning that if the filename you provide, already exists in the folder you run the script from, the existing file will not be deleted or overwritten, but for backup reasons, it will be renamed with a suffix with the file’s date/time, (#4 in screenshot below).






That’s it.

Please feel free to alter the script to suit your needs.

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how to manually install .cab file in windows 10 64 bit?

Hello,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

A cabinet (.cab) file is a library of compressed files stored as a single file. Cabinet files are used to organize installation files that are copied to the user's system. A large compressed file can be spread over several .cab files.

Please provide more information to help you better:

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  What is the Model of the Nokia phone?
  
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  What happens when you connect the phone to the computer? Do you receive nay error message?
  
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  What is the issue that you are facing on the phone?
  
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  When you say "I need to install a driver on my windows 10 for my Nokia mobile", how did you come to know about this driver? What driver are you referring to? Which driver did you download from the Microsoft update catalog?
  

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I would like to ask how to install a cab file in windows 10. Please I need help.

A cabinet (.cab) file is a library of compressed files stored in a single file. Cabinet files are used to organize installation files but they can't be separately installed. They're just a collection of files.

 

Does the Nokia 6680 support .cab files?

The .cab file format is a Microsoft archive/package (cabinet) file format (something like .zip).

As far as I know, there are no apps for the 6680 that can handle .cab files.

On the other hand, how likely is it that a .cab file has content usable on a Nokia phone? That is, a .cab file on a PC would typically contain Windows software/application & that wouldn't work at all on the phone.