[batch] move folders and files

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Hello Nono313

Try with:

move "source_folder_name" "destination_folder_name"

while omitting the asterisk intended to replace the file names but don't forget to include the " if your folder names contain spaces.

Have a good evening.

JF

Thank you for your response
I tried

move ".\Complete Downloads\" .\

and

move ".\Complete Downloads\" ".\"

and it still doesn't work

Re-hello

Oops, I forgot, the "move" command only transfers one directory at a time... you would need to loop through the names of the directories and files located in the "Complete Downloads" directory

However, you can use the "xcopy" command which will allow you to transfer everything in one go

If I understand what you are trying to do, it's to move an entire directory tree up one level. If that's the case, from the destination directory, run the command

xcopy /F /E "Complete Downloads\*"

(help xcopy will allow you to see the available options with this command)

/F will display the files and directories copied
/E will also copy empty directories

This, however, has the downside that you will temporarily need more space on the disk.

The directory structure in the "Complete Downloads" directory can then be deleted with the command

rd /S /Q "Complete Downloads"

There you go, I hope I was able to help you.

Have a good evening.

JF

Thank you for your reply, I can now copy the files and folders.
The problem is that the rd command also deletes the "Completed downloads" folder instead of just emptying it.

Thank you very much, it works well but...

goto start :start up "Downloads complete" timeout /T 60 goto start

with this code, the batch file closes by itself after moving the files instead of waiting 60 seconds and repeating the loop.