MOVE

Moves files or folders from one drive or folder to another. Similar to COPY, except that MOVE deletes the source file.

Use

Type “MOVE” followed by a switch, if desired, then the source folder or file name, and then the destination folder or file name. If moving more than one file, the destination must be a folder.

Switches

/y: Normally, you would be prompted to confirm if you want to overwrite an existing destination file or folder of the same name; /y turns off this prompt. It is not necessary to use unless there actually is such a destination file or folder and you want to suppress the prompt.

/-y: Turns on the prompt to confirm that you want to overwrite a destination file or folder of the same name, if present.

Note

MOVE will not move encrypted files or folders to a drive that doesn’t support the Encrypting File System (EFS). EFS is supported on NTFS drives in 2000, XP, or Windows Server 2003 only. Non-upgraded NTFS drives on systems that were upgraded from Windows NT do not support EFS, but that scenario is rare. To move these files, decrypt them first.