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There are several methods available to move, or transfer, computer files and folders (directories) from one source or level to another. Click one of the links below to view steps relating to the operating system you need help with, or scroll down to review them all.

Note

When moving files or folders, you're going to have only one copy of the files moved. If you want more than one copy of the files, copy the files and not move them. See: How to copy files.

How to move files in Windows

In Windows, you can move files using several method. You can drag-and-drop, cut and paste, or use the "Move to Folder" command. Below are the steps on moving files in Windows. Choose the option that works best for you.

Cut and paste

To cut and paste a file, select the file you want to move, right-click the highlighted file, and select Cut. Browse to the folder you want to move the file to, right-click in the folder, and select Paste.

Alternatively, click Edit from the file menu, select Cut to cut the files, browse to where you want to move the files, then select Edit and Paste in the file menu.

Finally, you can also use keyboard shortcuts to cut and paste files. Select the files you want to cut, then press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+X to cut the files. "Cutting" the files is like cutting text in a document: it moves the files to a temporary "clipboard" until you "paste" them somewhere. Navigate to the destination folder and press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+V to paste the files. The files are now in your destination folder.

• How to select or highlight multiple files and folders.

Drag-and-drop

Highlight the files you want to move, press and hold your right mouse button, and drag-and-drop the files to where you want to move them. When you release the mouse button, a menu appears, similar to the example shown in the picture. Select the Move here option to move the files.

Note

For drag-and-drop to work, you'll need to see the window of where you are moving the files.

Use "Move to Folder"

To use the "Move to Folder" command, select the file by clicking the file name. Click the Edit menu near the top-left of the window and select the Move to Folder option. In the new window browse to the folder you want to move the file, then click the Move button to move the file to that folder.

If you are using Windows 8, once the files are selected the Move to option is shown under the Home tab.

How to move files in the Windows command line (MS-DOS)

In the Windows command line and MS-DOS, you can move files using the move command. For example, to move a file named "stats.doc" to the "c:\statistics" folder, you would type the following command, then press the Enter key.

move stats.doc c:\statistics

If you'd like to move multiple files, you can separate the file names with a comma, as in the following command.

move stats.doc, morestats.doc c:\statistics

In the next example, we are moving the file "example.doc" to the D:\ drive.

move example.doc d:\

You can also move multiple files with wildcards. In the example below, the move command moves all files that have the ".doc" file extension to the "c:\statistics" directory.

move *.doc c:\statistics

Using the move command, you can also move a directory (folder). In the example below, the move command moves the "example" directory in the current directory to the "new" directory also in the current directory.

move example new

Tip

To move a directory or file into a different directory, you must specify the full path.

• See our move command reference for full information, available options, and other examples on this command.

How to move files in macOS

There are several ways to move files in macOS.

Drag-and-drop

In the macOS Finder, you can drag-and-drop one or more file icons, moving them from one folder to another. To drag-and-drop a file, highlight the files you want to move. Click any of them, and before you release the mouse button, move the mouse cursor until it is over the destination folder. Release the mouse button to move the files to this location.

Keyboard shortcut

You can also move files using keyboard shortcuts by following the steps below.

1. Select or highlight the files you want to move.
2. How to select or highlight multiple files and folders.
3. Press the keyboard shortcut Command+X to cut the files from their current location.
4. Navigate to the location where you want to move the files. Then, press Command+V to paste them from the clipboard into the new area.

Terminal

To move files in the Terminal command line, use the mv command.

How to move files in Linux

In Linux, using the command shell, you can move files or directories with the mv command. For example, if you wanted to move a file named "myfile.txt" to the folder named "backup," you would type the following command.

How do I move a folder to the top of the list?

In the Folder Pane, drag the folder to a new location in the folder list.

How to move files using cmd?

Use the mv command to move files and directories from one directory to another or to rename a file or directory. If you move a file or directory to a new directory without specifying a new name, it retains its original name. Attention: The mv command can overwrite many existing files unless you specify the -i flag.

How do I move files from top to bottom?

Highlight the files you want to move, press and hold your right mouse button, and drag-and-drop the files to where you want to move them.

How do I change the location of a file?

Organize Folders and Files in Windows 10.

Click to highlight the folder or file to move..

Click the Home tab. ... .

Move the folder or file by clicking Move to. ... .

Click Choose location if the desired folder isn't listed. ... .

Choose the destination folder, and then click Move..