How to Move a Directory in CMD

You can use the following syntax in Command Prompt (CMD) to move a directory and its contents:

move source_directory destination_directory

This example will move the specified directory and all its contents to the new location.

Note: Ensure that the destination directory path you provide does not already exist, otherwise you will receive an error.

The following example shows how to use this syntax in practice.

Example: Moving a Directory in CMD

Suppose that we want to move a directory named source_folder to destination_folder in the following path:

C:\Users\admin\Documents\cmd_script

We can type the following command to move the directory:

move C:\Users\admin\Documents\cmd_script\source_folder C:\Users\admin\Documents\cmd_script\destination_folder
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The following screenshot shows how to use this syntax in practice:

!Move directory in cmd

We can see that the directory **source_folder** and all its contents have been moved to the **destination_folder** in **C:\Users\admin\Documents\cmd_script**.

## Conclusion

We can use the **move** command followed by the path to move any directory and its contents on the system.

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