Converting the FileSystemObject's Move Method

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Definition: Move a file or folder to a different location.

Move

You can use the Move-Item cmdlet to move files and folders to new locations. Simply call Move-Item followed by the source file or folder and the new destination. Here are examples of each.

Move a file:

Move-Item C:\temp\test.txt C:\old

Move a folder:

Move-Item C:\temp C:\old

See conversions of other FileSystemObject methods and properties.
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