Using Powershell and Test-Path, how can I tell the difference between a “folder doesn't exist” and “access denied”

Question

Using the Test-Path command in powershell, how can I tell the difference between a \"folder doesn\'t exist\" and \"access denied\"?

Answer 1

Resolve-Path will do the job, if path not found, will throw an error.

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