cmd or vbs script for moving all files from subdirs up one level

**radix** · April 8, 2011

I have a cmd script who can move all files from subdirs of current dir into current dir. This script work only if subdirs don't have spaces in their names.

@echo off
for /f "tokens=5* skip=2" %%i in ('dir ^| findstr "DIR"
') do (
move %%i\*.* .
)

Can you help with a vbs script if cmd can't do this task ? I can do this easy with AutoIt recursively in subfolders. It's for someone who don't want suspicious exe files

Edited April 8, 2011 by radix

**allen2** · April 8, 2011

Something like this should work

@echo off
for /f "delims=; usebackq" %%i in (`dir /b /ad %1`) do (move "%%i"\*.* .)

Edited April 8, 2011 by allen2

**radix** · April 8, 2011

It works. Thanks. I found a vbs script which can move all files (more than one level recursive) from a folder to another folder (can be the same folder too).

Dim objFSO, ofolder, objStream
Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set objFSO = CreateObject("scripting.filesystemobject")
Set objNet = CreateObject("WScript.NetWork")
Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'=====Source folder=====
SPath = "C:\Source\"
ShowSubfolders FSO.GetFolder(spath)
Sub ShowSubFolders(Folder)
For Each Subfolder in Folder.SubFolders
CheckFolder(subfolder)
ShowSubFolders Subfolder
Next
End Sub
Sub CheckFolder(objCurrentFolder)
Dim strTempL, strTempR, strSearchL, strSearchR, objNewFolder, objFile
Const OverwriteExisting = TRUE
For Each objFile In objCurrentFolder.Files
FileName = objFile
'=====Destination folder=====
objFSO.MoveFile FileName, "C:\Destination\"
Next
End Sub

Edited April 8, 2011 by radix

**Scr1ptW1zard** · April 8, 2011

You did say you want to move all files up one level right?

Here is how I would do that:

@echo off
::Change the environment variable on the next line to the directory you want to move
Set "movePath=D:\Temp\one"
move "%movePath%" "%movePath%\..\.."

This will move the folder "D:\Temp\one" and all sub folders and files to "D:\".

So you will end up with "D:\one" and all sub directories.

**Yzöwl** · April 9, 2011

Scr1ptW1zard, my understanding was to move all files within the tree below the current directory up to the current directory, yours appears to move directories too.

FOR /R %%# IN (*.*) DO MOVE "%%#"

**gunsmokingman** · April 9, 2011

Here I wrote this script up

1:\ Open Brows For Folder Dialog To Select Copy From Folder

2:\ Open Brows For Folder Dialog To Select Copy Too Folder

3:\ Moves The Files With A Move Dialog Graph

MoveAll.vbs


Const MyComp = &H11&
Dim Shl :Set Shl = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
Dim Fld
Dim B1, B2, Col, Des, Loc, Path, T1, T2, T3
'-> Text For Brows For Dialog
T1 = "User Select The Folder That You Want To Move The Files"
T2 = T1 & " From There Old Location"
T3 = T1 & " To There New Location"
'-> Get The Folder You Want To Move From
Location()
   Function Location()
    Brows(T2)
    Loc = Path
    B1 = True
    Check(Loc)
    B1 = False
    Destination()
   End Function
'-> Get The Folder You Want To Move To
   Function Destination()
    Brows(T3)
    Des = Path
    B2 = True
    Check(Des)
    B2 = False
    ChkResults()
   End Function
'-> Check To Make Cancel Or Root Drive Not Selected
   Function Check(Txt)
    If InStr(1,Txt,"cancel",1) Or InStr(1,Txt,"root",1)Then
     If MsgBox( _
      "User Error : You Have Either Presed Cancel" & vbCrLf & _
      "The Move From Or Selected A Root Drive" & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & _
      "Did You Want To Select Another Folder",4132,"Error No Location") = 6 Then
       If B1 = True Then
        B1 = False
        Location()
       End If
       If B2 = True Then
        B2 = False
        Destination()
       End If
      Else
       MsgBox "User Confirmed Cancel Or" & vbCrLf & _
              "Root Drive Selected Error",4128,"Close Script"
       WScript.Quit(0)
     End If
    End If 
   End Function 
'-> Check To See If B1 And B2 = False 
   Function ChkResults()
    If B1 = False And B2 = False Then 
     Const moveOrRenameTrue = 8, yesToAll = 16
     Const displayProgress = 256, noConfirmDirCreate = 512
     Dim ObF 
     Set ObF = Shl.NameSpace(Des)
'-> Where The Files And Folders Are Move Or Copy 
     ObF.MoveHere(Loc & "\*"), yesToAll
   ' ObF.CopyHere(Loc & "\*"),moveOrRenameTrue+yesToAll+displayProgress
    Else
     If MsgBox( _
      "If You Are Seeing This Box Then" & vbCrLf & _
      "I Really Have No Idea How This" & vbCrLf & _
      "Has Happen. But Would You Like" & vbCrLf & _
      "To Restart This Script?",4132,"Error Unknown") = 6 Then
      Location()
      Else
       WScript.Quit(1)
      End If
    End If     
   End Function
'-> Brows For Folder Dialog To Get Loc And Des
 Function Brows(P)
  Set Fld = Shl.BrowseForFolder(0,P,16,MyComp)
   If Fld Is Nothing Then
    Path = "User Cancel Folder Selection"
   Else 
     Set Col = Fld.Self
     If Len(Col.Path) = 3 Then
      Path = "Root Drive Can Not Be Selected " & Col.Path
     Else
      Path = Col.Path
     End If
   End If
  End Function

Rename MoveAll.vbs.txt to MoveAll.vbs to make active

MoveAll.vbs.txt

**radix** · April 11, 2011

Thanks.

**malayvanti** · August 4, 2011

Sorry to resurrect this thread but I had a question about the script listed above.

Dim objFSO, ofolder, objStream
Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set objFSO = CreateObject("scripting.filesystemobject")
Set objNet = CreateObject("WScript.NetWork")
Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'=====Source folder=====
SPath = "C:\Source\"
ShowSubfolders FSO.GetFolder(spath)
Sub ShowSubFolders(Folder)
For Each Subfolder in Folder.SubFolders
CheckFolder(subfolder)
ShowSubFolders Subfolder
Next
End Sub
Sub CheckFolder(objCurrentFolder)
Dim strTempL, strTempR, strSearchL, strSearchR, objNewFolder, objFile
Const OverwriteExisting = TRUE
For Each objFile In objCurrentFolder.Files
FileName = objFile
'=====Destination folder=====
objFSO.MoveFile FileName, "C:\Destination\"
Next
End Sub

How can I adapt this to work for multiple folders; i.e. moving from e:\backup\serverA to e:\serverA, e:\backup\serverB to e:\serverB, etc. I tried to add multiple folders to the script by copying from the '==Source folder line down and then changing source/destination folders. It works in that it moves the files out of the subfolders, but it will dump them into the last folder specified in the script, for example, it will move the contents of e:\backup\serverA, e:\backup\serverB .... and put it in e:\serverZ. If serverY is the last server listed in the script, it will dump there. How do I get them to abide by the different destinations in the script?

Hope that makes sense.

Thanks!

**gunsmokingman** · August 4, 2011

Here is your script updated with 3 Sources Folders Ans 3 Destination Folders

I do not know if this will work I only made a guess at this script.

Save As MultipleMove.vbs


Dim Fso  :Set Fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'-> Source Folders
Dim Obj, SPath, Var
'-> Source And Destination Array
 SPath = Array( _
 "e:\backup\serverA = e:\serverA", _
 "e:\backup\serverB = e:\serverB", _
 "e:\backup\serverC = e:\serverC")
'-> Loop Threw Source And Destination Array
  For Each Obj In SPath 
'-> Split The Array Item To Get Source And Destination
'-> EG "e:\backup\serverA = e:\serverA"
'-> Source = e:\backup\serverA = Var(0)
'-> Destination = e:\serverA = Var(1)
   Var = Split(Obj," = ")
   Sub ShowSubFolders(Var(0))
  Next
'-> Recursive Threw All Sub Folders
   Sub ShowSubFolders(Folder)
    For Each Subfolder in Folder.SubFolders
     call CheckFolder(subfolder,Var(1))
     ShowSubFolders Subfolder
    Next
   End Sub
'-> Move Folders
   Sub CheckFolder(objCurrentFolder, MoveHere)
    Const OverwriteExisting = True
    Dim objFile
    For Each objFile In objCurrentFolder.Files
     FileName = objFile
'-> Destination Folde
     objFSO.MoveFile FileName, MoveHere
    Next
   End Sub

Rename MultipleMove.vbs.txt to MultipleMove.vbs to make active

Updated Fixed 3 typo Errors

MultipleMove.vbs.txt

**malayvanti** · August 4, 2011

Thanks! I will try this and report back!

**malayvanti** · August 5, 2011

OK so I tried that script and got error 800A0401 - expected end of statement on Line 1 Char 9.

Any ideas?

**gunsmokingman** · August 5, 2011

Typo Error

Dim Fso Set :Set Fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

Should Be


Dim Fso :Set Fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

**malayvanti** · August 5, 2011

That resolved that error, now I get error 800A03EA, "syntax error" on line 17, char 4.

Thank you very much for your help thus far.

**gunsmokingman** · August 5, 2011

Typo Error 1

Sub ShowSubFolders(Var(0))

Change To


ShowSubFolders Fso.GetFolder(Var(0))

Typo Error 2


[objFSO.MoveFile FileName, MoveHere

Change To


Fso.MoveFile FileName, MoveHere

**malayvanti** · August 5, 2011

Almost there!!

Error on line 33, char 6 - "File already exists".

You have been awesome to troubleshoot this with me, thanks.

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