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move

Moves one or more files from one directory to another directory. Windows commands reference

On Windows

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Windows

from the Windows commands reference, CC BY 4.0

Moves one or more files from one directory to another directory. IMPORTANT: Moving encrypted files to a volume that doesn't support Encrypting File System (EFS) results in an error. You must first decrypt the files or move them to a volume that supports EFS.

move [{/y|-y}] [<source>] [<target>]
move \data\*.xls \second_q\reports\
/yStops prompting for confirmation that you want to overwrite an existing destination file. This parameter might be preset in the COPYCMD environment variable. You can override this preset by using the /-y parameter. The default is to prompt before overwriting files, unless the command is run from within a batch script.
/-yStarts prompting for confirmation that you want to overwrite an existing destination file.
<source>Specifies the path and name of the file or files to move. To move or rename a directory, the source should be the current directory path and name.
<target>Specifies the path and name to move files to. To move or rename a directory, the target should be the desired directory path and name.
/?Displays help at the command prompt.

Windows

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Move or rename files and directories. In PowerShell, this command is an alias of Move-Item. This documentation is based on the Command Prompt (cmd) version of move.

Rename a file or directory when the target is not an existing directory

move path\to\source path\to\targetIdentify

Move a file or directory into an existing directory

move path\to\source path\to\existing_directoryIdentify

Move a file or directory across drives

move C:\path\to\source D:\path\to\targetIdentify

Do not prompt for confirmation before overwriting existing files

move /Y path\to\source path\to\existing_directoryIdentify
/YStops prompting for confirmation that you want to overwrite an existing destination file. Windows commands reference

Prompt for confirmation before overwriting existing files, regardless of file permissions

move /-Y path\to\source path\to\existing_directoryIdentify