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powershell progress-bar out-file

I'm working on a project and hit a roadblock. I've been working on this all day and I'm sure I'm missing something obvious here, but I've searched everywhere and can't find a clear answer. I'm trying to stream the output of `Get-Process` to a file using `Out-File` while also displaying a progress bar. However, I encounter issues where the progress bar does not show while the processes are being retrieved, and the output file remains empty until the command completes. I've tried using `-Append` with `Out-File` and even redirected the output using `>` but still hit the same snags. Here’s what I’ve been using: ```powershell $processes = Get-Process $processes | Out-File -FilePath "C:\Output\processes.txt" -Append ``` I attempted to wrap this in a `ForEach-Object` to update progress, but that doesn't seem to work either: ```powershell Get-Process | ForEach-Object { Write-Progress -PercentComplete (($_.Id / (Get-Process).Count) * 100) -Status "Processing $_"; $_ | Out-File -FilePath "C:\Output\processes.txt" -Append } ``` When I run this, I see the progress bar start, but it hangs and the output file is still empty. I also get an behavior indicating that `Out-File` want to write in the middle of the pipeline. What am I doing wrong? Is there a better way to achieve this without losing the progress indicator? Any insights would be appreciated! What's the best practice here? Is there a better approach? Could this be a known issue?