Selecting parts of objects

You can use the Select-Object cmdlet to create new, custom PowerShell objects that contain properties selected from the objects you use to create them. Type the following command to create a new object that includes only the Name and FreeSpace properties of the Win32_LogicalDisk WMI class:

Get-CimInstance -Class Win32_LogicalDisk |
    Select-Object -Property Name, FreeSpace

Name      FreeSpace
----      ---------
C:      50664845312

With Select-Object you can create calculated properties to display FreeSpace in gigabytes rather than bytes.

Get-CimInstance -Class Win32_LogicalDisk |
    Select-Object -Property Name, @{
        Label='FreeSpace'
        Expression={($_.FreeSpace/1GB).ToString('F2')}
    }

Name    FreeSpace
----    ---------
C:      47.18