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Save-Module

Use Save-Module to download a module and its dependencies to a folder without installing it.

Command 2 min read Windows PowerShell 5.1 and PowerShell 7

Documentation: Microsoft Learn — PowerShell module reference

Written and tested by Dhrub Bharali · Updated

Syntax

1PS> Save-Module [-Name] <String[]> -Path <String> [-RequiredVersion <String>] [-MinimumVersion <String>] [-Repository <String[]>] [-AllowPrerelease] [-Force] [<CommonParameters>]
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Save-Module [-Name] <String[]> -Path <String> [-RequiredVersion <String>] [-MinimumVersion <String>] [-Repository <String[]>] [-AllowPrerelease] [-Force] [<CommonParameters>]
  1. Stage 1Save-Module-Name -Path -RequiredVersion -MinimumVersion -Repository -AllowPrerelease -Force

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    Examples

    Save-Module -Name Pester

    1PS> Save-Module -Name Pester -Path 'C:\Temp\modules' -RequiredVersion 5.5.0
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    Sample output · fictional data, shaped like the real thing

    Mode                 LastWriteTime         Length Name
----                 -------------         ------ ----
d-----         10/9/2026   3:22 PM                Pester

    Save-Module -Name Az

    1PS> Save-Module -Name Az -Path 'D:\transfer' # dependencies come too
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    Sample output · fictional data, shaped like the real thing

    Mode                 LastWriteTime         Length Name
----                 -------------         ------ ----
d-----         10/9/2026   3:22 PM                Pester

    Save-Module -split [IO.Path]::PathSeparator

    1PS> $env:PSModulePath -split [IO.Path]::PathSeparator
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    Sample output · fictional data, shaped like the real thing

    C:\Users\demo\Documents\PowerShell\Modules
C:\Program Files\PowerShell\Modules
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules

    Parameters

    Parameter definitions:

    • -Name
    • -RequiredVersion
    • -MinimumVersion
    • -Repository
    • -AllowPrerelease
    • -Force

    PowerShell module reference on Microsoft Learn

    Practical use and troubleshooting

    Practical scenario: Use Save-Module when you need to download a module and its dependencies to a folder without installing it. Start with one identified target and inspect the returned values before extending the operation to a list. Keep the identity in your report so you can trace each result back to the object or path that produced it.

    Common error and fix: A missing path or repository error prevents the download. Verify the destination and repository and inspect the saved module folder before importing it from an explicit path. In an unattended script, capture this failure with its original error record and record which target failed. An empty result and an unsuccessful query must remain distinguishable in the final report.

    See also: Install-Module. Install-Module installs a module for use; Save-Module downloads its files to a chosen path. A saved folder is not necessarily on PSModulePath or imported into the current session. Read the linked command before substituting it; similar names do not imply identical inputs or output.

    Save-Module reference on Microsoft Learn

    Recap

    Save-Module Use Save-Module to download a module and its dependencies to a folder without installing it.

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