I have written the below script to check and then create directories to put my backup files in using Beyond Compare.  My problem is that the directories are not made unless I step though the script using debugging step through.  This is my first script so it is not the most elegant one.  Can anyone critique and help me out?  Thanks in advance.

Try adding the -Force parameter:

$myDocs = (Get-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders\').Personal
$Desktop = (Get-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders\').Desktop

if (Test-Path -Path 'c:\testscripts\config\initdate.txt')
{
 $sdate = Get-Content -Path 'c:\testscripts\config\initdate.txt'
 $initdate = Get-Date -Date $sdate
}
else
{
 $initdate = Get-Date
 Set-Content -Path 'c:\testscripts\config\initdate.txt' -Value $initdate
}

$backday = Get-Date
$diff = ($backday - $initdate).Days

if ($diff -eq 0)
{
 if (Test-Path -Path 'c:\testscripts\config\fullbackuppath.txt')
    {
  $fbPath = Get-Content -Path 'c:\testscripts\config\fullbackuppath.txt'
 }
 else
    {
  $fbPath = 'c:\testscripts\full1'
  Set-Content -Path 'c:\testscripts\config\fullbackuppath.txt' -Value $fbPath
 }
 if (Test-Path -Path $fbPath)
    {
  if (!(Test-Path -Path "$fbPath\Desktop"))
        {
   New-Item -Path "$fbPath\Desktop" -ItemType Directory -Force
  }
       
  if (!(Test-Path -Path "$fbPath\MyDocs"))
        {
   New-Item -Path "$fbPath\MyDocs" -ItemType Directory -Force
  }
 }
 else
    {
  New-Item -Path $fbPath -ItemType Directory -Force
 }
   
 Set-Content -Path 'c:\testscripts\config\desktop.txt' -Value 'log normal "c:\testscripts\config\synlog.txt"'
 Add-Content -Path 'c:\testscripts\config\desktop.txt' -Value "option confirm:yes-to-all"
 Add-Content -Path 'c:\testscripts\config\desktop.txt' -Value "criteria timestamp:2sec"
 Add-Content -Path 'c:\testscripts\config\desktop.txt' -Value "Load "
 Add-Content -Path 'c:\testscripts\config\desktop.txt' -Value "Load `"$Desktop`" `"$fbpath\Desktop`""
 Add-Content -Path 'c:\testscripts\config\desktop.txt' -Value "Sync Mirror:left->right"
 Invoke-Expression "c:\testscripts\config\desktop.bat"
 
 Set-Content -Path 'c:\testscripts\config\mydocs.txt' -Value 'log normal "c:\testscripts\config\synlog.txt"'
 Add-Content -Path 'c:\testscripts\config\mydocs.txt' -Value "option confirm:yes-to-all"
 Add-Content -Path 'c:\testscripts\config\mydocs.txt' -Value "criteria timestamp:2sec"
 Add-Content -Path 'c:\testscripts\config\mydocs.txt' -Value "Load "
 Add-Content -Path 'c:\testscripts\config\mydocs.txt' -Value "Load `"$myDocs`" `"$fbpath\mydocs`""
 Add-Content -Path 'c:\testscripts\config\desktop.txt' -Value "Sync Mirror:left->right"
 Invoke-Expression "c:\testscripts\config\mydocs.bat"
}