# How to move a folder (inc. contents)?

**URL:** <https://forum.xojo.com/t/how-to-move-a-folder-inc-contents/17629>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [July 1, 2014, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/how-to-move-a-folder-inc-contents/17629 "2014-07-01T14:51:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Richard\_Summers](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/richard_summers/32/477_2.png) [@Richard\_Summers](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Richard_Summers)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2014, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/how-to-move-a-folder-inc-contents/17629/1 "2014-07-01T14:51:22Z")

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Hi,  
I need to move a folder (and it’s file contents) to a user selected destination.

I have looked at the FolderItem in the language reference, but I can only seem to find how to copy files from one location to another.  
I also looked at MoveFileTo, but that also seems to be only for files, and not a full folder?

I need to MOVE a folder full of files, so that the original destination no longer exists.

Can someone please point me in the right direction.

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Schmitz](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/christian_schmitz/32/158_2.png) [@Christian\_Schmitz](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Christian_Schmitz)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2014, 3:15pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/how-to-move-a-folder-inc-contents/17629/2 "2014-07-01T15:15:16Z")

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did you try it with folders?

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**Author:** ![Axel\_Schneider](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/axel_schneider/32/465_2.png) [@Axel\_Schneider](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Axel_Schneider)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2014, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/how-to-move-a-folder-inc-contents/17629/3 "2014-07-01T15:20:56Z")

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```auto
  dim f as FolderItem
  dim dlg as new SelectFolderDialog
  f=dlg.ShowModal
  if f <> nil then
    if f.Directory then
      f.MoveFileTo SpecialFolder.Desktop
    end if
  else
    return
  end if
```

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**Author:** ![Richard\_Summers](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/richard_summers/32/477_2.png) [@Richard\_Summers](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Richard_Summers)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2014, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/how-to-move-a-folder-inc-contents/17629/4 "2014-07-01T16:31:02Z")

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Thanks - I presumed MoveFileTo was just for files, and not folders.  
Just goes to show what presuming does 🙂

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**Author:** ![Michel\_Bujardet](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/michel_bujardet/32/252_2.png) [@Michel\_Bujardet](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Michel_Bujardet)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2014, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/how-to-move-a-folder-inc-contents/17629/5 "2014-07-01T17:45:16Z")

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[quote=106560:@Richard Summers]  
Just goes to show what presuming does :)[/quote]

Computers have extremely limited abilities when it comes to presuming 😉

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Schmitz](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/christian_schmitz/32/158_2.png) [@Christian\_Schmitz](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Christian_Schmitz)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2014, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/how-to-move-a-folder-inc-contents/17629/6 "2014-07-01T18:17:27Z")

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a folder is more or less just a file with a special meaning.

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**Author:** ![Richard\_Summers](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/richard_summers/32/477_2.png) [@Richard\_Summers](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Richard_Summers)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2014, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/how-to-move-a-folder-inc-contents/17629/7 "2014-07-01T18:26:36Z")

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The presuming was on my part - not the computer’s 🙂  
Silly me 🙂

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![system](https://forum.xojo.com/uploads/default/original/1X/455b4dcc0e61630e9f81940004ddffa49c432a46.png) [@system](https://forum.xojo.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2020, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/how-to-move-a-folder-inc-contents/17629/8 "2020-10-29T17:18:03Z")

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