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AD GPO Backup Release V1.1 – Backup Group Policy Objects (GPO) linked to Oranizational Units (OU)

This is the newest Version of my AD GPO Backup tool. The download is now also available on GitHub.

When editing Group Policy Objects you should always be aware of taking backups before changing anything. But from time to time you need to backup multiple GPO. Sometimes you need to backup all GPOs that are linked to a Organizational Unit and all units below. There is no GUI tool from Microsoft supporting this case, therefore I’ve built a small PowerShell script that will support you.

 

Version 1.1

Thanks to the automatic zip compression your backups are now heavily reduced in size by default. Now it is also possible to turn off the recursive OU scan if you don’t need backups of linked GPO below the selected structure.

Github repository: https://github.com/beneckecloud/AD_GPO_Backup

New Features

  • Recursive Backup (include/exclude sub OU)
  • Zip Backup
  • Download available on Github

Modifications

  • New/simple file structure
  • Updated documentation part
  • New functionTest-OU”
  • New functionCompress-Path
  • Updated function “Backup-GPOCB” (Zip/Recursive support)
  • Updated function “Choose-ADOrganizationalUnit” (Zip/Recursive GUI support)

 

Download

Version 1.1

image Recursive Backup (include/exclude sub OU)

image Zip Backup

image Download available on Github

All Releases

Github repository: https://github.com/beneckecloud/AD_GPO_Backup

Version 1.1

image Recursive Backup (include/exclude sub OU)

image Zip Backup

image Download available on Github

Version 1.0

image Initial Release from March 10, 2019


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PowerShell Tool – Backup Group Policy Objects (GPO) linked to Oranizational Units (OU)

PowerShell GPO Backup Tool

When editing Group Policy Objects you should always be aware of taking backups before changing anything. But from time to time you need to backup not just one GPO. This could be easyly managed by MS standard tools. Sometimes you need to backup all GPOs that are linked to a Organizational Unit. There is no GUI tool from Microsoft supporting this case, therefore I’ve built a small PowerShell script that will support you.

The script is easy to handle. Just start it and select the OU your policies are linked to. The script will start backup of your linked GPOs (recursively).

I’ve used the “Active Directory OU picker” from “MicaH’s IT blog” for easy OU selection.


Download

This is the first release. Be carefull when using it in productive environments.

Always test before using in production!



[Update 02.06.2021] Download is now also available on Github.

Repository: https://github.com/beneckecloud/AD_GPO_Backup/

Download

Version 1.0

image Initial Release from March 10, 2019

All Releases

Github repository: https://github.com/beneckecloud/AD_GPO_Backup

Version 1.1

image Recursive Backup (include/exclude sub OU)

image Zip Backup

image Download available on Github

Version 1.0

image Initial Release from March 10, 2019


Read more