Move Multiple FIles using CMD prompt

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I am trying to move multiple files, but there are too many to do that manually. Instead I am trying to use CMD prompt, but I have just started using it.

I can not use the copy cmd as I do not have enough space left on the hard disk.

I have to move a list of files from multiple folders.

Example. Source location files -

"E:\G\Downloaded movies 2\21 Jump Street (2012).avi"
"E:\G\Downloaded movies 2\25th Hour (2002).avi"
"E:\G\Downloaded movies 2\3 10 To Yuma\3.10 to Yuma.avi"
"E:\G\Downloaded movies 2\500 Days Of Summer (2009).avi"
"E:\G\Downloaded movies 2\A Dangerous Method (2011).avi"
"E:\G\Downloaded movies 2\A Few Good Men (1992).avi"
"E:\G\Downloaded movies 2\A very Harold & Kumar Christmas.avi"

I want to move these in the specific folders which i have already created multiple folders using the MD cmd in prompt.

Example. The final Destination folders that I have already created-

"E:\G\DM3\21 Jump Street (2012)"
"E:\G\DM3\25th Hour (2002)"
"E:\G\DM3\3 10 To Yuma (2007)"
"E:\G\DM3\500 Days Of Summer (2009)"
"E:\G\DM3\A Dangerous Method (2011)"
"E:\G\DM3\A Few Good Men (1992)"
"E:\G\DM3\A Very Harold And Kumar Christmas (2011)"

Example of the CMD I tried using -

move /y <"E:\G\Downloaded movies 2\Thor_(2011).mkv">    <"E:\G\DM3\Thor (2011)">

The cmd has failed and no files moves to the designated folders. What am I missing?

Happy Face · Accepted Answer · 2015-07-31 16:15:10Z

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Why did you add "<" and ">" in the move command?
Simply remove it and try again.
move /y "E:\G\Downloaded movies 2\Thor_(2011).mkv" "E:\G\DM3\Thor (2011)"

answered Jul 31, 2015 at 16:15

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janw · Accepted Answer · 2020-10-28 20:18:45Z

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I want to move all my text files on the desktop in one file:

cd c:\users\user\desktop\text files
move c:\users\user\desktop*txt
msg %username% done

First, you change the dir to the destination file. Then, you move whatever files you want, and they will be in the destination file.

edited Oct 28, 2020 at 20:18

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answered Oct 27, 2020 at 22:55

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