I want to move all the files and folders inside the folder "C:\Foldertest\" into the folder "C:\Foldertest\target".
And whenever I run this command, it does this for all files and folders except for the "C:\Foldertest\target" folder.
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1*to be cut*? What does that mean? – Andreas Aug 24 '18 at 18:52
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Copy all the files inside the "C: \ Foldertest" folder to the "C: \ Foldertest \ target" folder, and delete it from the "C: \ Foldertest" folder. – mohammad takin Aug 24 '18 at 18:58
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What's the problem? Select all the files except the target folder, then cut and paste into the target folder. Why use `cmd`? – AFH Aug 24 '18 at 19:25
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I want to happen with file "file.bat" every 3600 seconds. I need this command. – mohammad takin Aug 24 '18 at 19:49
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Possible duplicate of [cmd move - move a couple of files](https://superuser.com/questions/371302/cmd-move-move-a-couple-of-files) – Nordlys Jeger Aug 24 '18 at 20:58
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you can use the `mv` command to movie files and folders. – Nick Aug 25 '18 at 06:46
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RoboCopy would be the preferred method:
Robocopy C:\FolderTest\ c:\FolderTest\Target /E /ZB /MOVE /MOT:60
- Note the trailing backslash in the source folder
- Failing to include this would copy
C:\FolderTest, rather than it's contents
- Failing to include this would copy
/E: Copy subdirectories, including empty ones/ZB: Use restartable mode; if access denied use backup mode- Requires user to be added to Backup Operators group, else change to
/Z
- Requires user to be added to Backup Operators group, else change to
/MOVE: Move files and dirs (delete from source after copying)/MOT: Monitor source; run again in X minutes, if changed- You could also utilize
/MON:1/MON: Monitor source; run again when more than X changes seen
- You could also utilize
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ERROR : You do not have the Backup and Restore Files user rights. ***** You need these to perform Backup copies (/B or /ZB). ERROR : Robocopy ran out of memory, exiting. ERROR : Invalid Parameter #%d : "%s" ERROR : Invalid Job File, Line #%d :"%s" – mohammad takin Aug 27 '18 at 17:25
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You can either add the user to the Backup Operators group, or change `/ZB` to `/Z`. _I've updated my answer with the aforementioned._ – JW0914 Aug 28 '18 at 11:51