Powershell - Move files 1 folder deeper

Question

I'm looking to move a large set of pdf files one folder deeper.

The current file structure is:
[Reference Code]\[file].pdf
and i'm looking to move the files to:
[Reference Code]\April 18\[file].pdf

if i recall correctly this could be done in linux with mv */*.pdf */April 18/*.pdf but a solution for windows seems to be a bit more complicated

Evilcat · Accepted Answer · 2018-05-10 11:29:52Z

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$rootPath = "C:\"
$moveTo = "C:\April 18"

foreach ($pdfFile in (Get-ChildItem $rootPath | Where-Object {$_.Extension -eq ".pdf"}))
{
    Move-Item -Path $pdfFile.FullName -Destination "$moveTo\$($pdfFile.Name)"
}

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answered May 10, 2018 at 11:29

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Nixxus Over a year ago

Thanks for the answer, that worked really nicely and gave a good example for me to build off

boxdog · Accepted Answer · 2018-05-10 11:40:34Z

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One possibility:

$rootDir = "Reference Code"

Get-ChildItem -Path "$rootDir\*.pdf" -File |
    ForEach-Object {
        Move-Item $_.FullName -Destination "$rootDir\April 18\$($_.Name)"
    }

Note that this will fail if folder April 18 doesn't exist.

answered May 10, 2018 at 11:40

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Nixxus Over a year ago

Thanks for the option, i should have specified that i was looking for the script to create the folder, but this gives me a nice example to build from

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