Move-Item

Move or rename files, directories, registry keys, and other PowerShell data items. This command can only be run through PowerShell. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/move-item.

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

Move-Item path\to\source path\to\target

• Move a file or directory into an existing directory:

Move-Item path\to\source path\to\existing_directory

• Rename or move file(s) with specific name (do not treat special characters inside strings):

Move-Item -LiteralPath "path\to\source" path\to\file_or_directory

• Move multiple files into an existing directory, keeping the filenames unchanged:

Move-Item path\to\source1 , path\to\source2 … path\to\existing_directory

• Move or rename registry key(s):

Move-Item path\to\source_key1 , path\to\source_key2 … path\to\new_or_existing_key

• Do not prompt for confirmation before overwriting existing files or registry keys:

mv -Force path\to\source path\to\target

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

mv -Confirm path\to\source path\to\target

• Move files in dry-run mode, showing files and directories which could be moved without executing them:

mv -WhatIf path\to\source path\to\target