Move files not working in powershell (Source and destination same issue)-CodePudding

I am trying to move all the files inside a folder to folder which is one step back. Suppose I have three files in vpa_images folder and I want to move those files to VPA_IMAGES file and delete vpa_images folder:

I tried by using:

$new_path=$vpa_images '\vpa_images'
echo $new_path
echo $vpa_images
Move-Item $new_path $vpa_images

I am getting issue as:

D:\RAW\st\Docum\2021-10-12\VPA_IMAGES\vpa_images
D:\RAW\st\Docum\2021-10-12\VPA_IMAGES
Move-Item : Source and destination path must be different.
At D:\powershwll\automationforstaples.ps1:49 char:1
  Move-Item $new_path $vpa_images
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      CategoryInfo          : WriteError: (D:\RAW\St...AGES\vpa_images:DirectoryInfo) [Move-Item], IOException
      FullyQualifiedErrorId : MoveDirectoryItemIOError,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.MoveItemCommand

How can take all the files to the VPA_IMAGES folder?

CodePudding user response：

The folder at $new_path is already located inside $vpa_images - which is why you receive the error you see.

You'll want:

Get-ChildItem $new_path |Move-Item -Destination $vpa_images

Get-ChildItem will enumerate the files/folders inside $new_path and Move-Item then moves each of them to $vpa_images