Error Moving File If File Already Exists on Destination DriveLast reviewed: May 8, 1997Article ID: Q102819 |
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SYMPTOMSIn Microsoft Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server, when you move a file from one logical drive to another, if that file already exists on the other drive, you will receive the following error message
Error Moving File STOP File Manager cannot move <DRIVE>:/<FILENAME.EXT>:The file exists.where <DRIVE> is the name of the drive from which you are moving the file and <FILENAME.EXT> is the filename and filename extension of your file.
WORKAROUNDTo move a file from one logical drive to another when the file already exists on the other drive, type the following at the command prompt
move [source] [target]where [source] specifies the path and name of the file or files to move, and [target] specifies the path and name to move the files to.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.1 and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
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