// BackupPhysicalMemoryListToJson.cs // // Snapshots Physical Memory Modules (Win32_PhysicalMemory) to a timestamped JSON file. // // Requires the System.Management package: // dotnet new console -o BackupPhysicalMemory // dotnet add package System.Management // (replace the generated Program.cs with this file, then dotnet run) using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.IO; using System.Management; using System.Text.Json; var searcher = new ManagementObjectSearcher("SELECT BankLabel, Capacity, Speed, Manufacturer FROM Win32_PhysicalMemory"); var results = new List>(); foreach (ManagementObject item in searcher.Get()) { var row = new Dictionary(); row["BankLabel"] = item["BankLabel"]; row["Capacity"] = item["Capacity"]; row["Speed"] = item["Speed"]; row["Manufacturer"] = item["Manufacturer"]; results.Add(row); } string timestamp = DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyyMMdd-HHmmss"); string outPath = $"physicalmemory-snapshot_{timestamp}.json"; File.WriteAllText(outPath, JsonSerializer.Serialize(results, new JsonSerializerOptions { WriteIndented = true })); Console.WriteLine($"Snapshot of Physical Memory Modules ({results.Count} items) saved to {outPath}");