Rename file once it is a specific size

I need to rename a *.log file to *.old once it hits 10MB per the vendor. I'm not finding a powershell command to do this. Any ideas?

Hi,
I'd check if there's a supported way of rolling these logs. If not, all you'd need to do is schedule a script that'll check the file size (shown as 'Length' in the output of Get-ChildItem or Get-Item) and then use Rename-Item to rename it. This assumes that
the file isn't locked for writing.
http://ss64.com/ps/get-childitem.html
http://ss64.com/ps/get-item.html
http://ss64.com/ps/rename-item.html
Let us know if you have any specific questions. You'll need to post your script and your errors.
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