Directory.Move doesn't work (file already exist)
This method will move content of a folder recursively and overwrite existing files.
You should add some exception handling.
Edit:
This method is implemented with a while loop and a stack instead of recursion.
public static void MoveDirectory(string source, string target)
{
var stack = new Stack<Folders>();
stack.Push(new Folders(source, target));
while (stack.Count > 0)
{
var folders = stack.Pop();
Directory.CreateDirectory(folders.Target);
foreach (var file in Directory.GetFiles(folders.Source, "*.*"))
{
string targetFile = Path.Combine(folders.Target, Path.GetFileName(file));
if (File.Exists(targetFile)) File.Delete(targetFile);
File.Move(file, targetFile);
}
foreach (var folder in Directory.GetDirectories(folders.Source))
{
stack.Push(new Folders(folder, Path.Combine(folders.Target, Path.GetFileName(folder))));
}
}
Directory.Delete(source, true);
}
public class Folders
{
public string Source { get; private set; }
public string Target { get; private set; }
public Folders(string source, string target)
{
Source = source;
Target = target;
}
}
Update:
This is a simpler version with the use of Directory.EnumerateFiles
recursively instead of using a stack.
This will only work with .net 4 or later, to us it with an earlier version of .net change Directory.EnumerateFiles
to Directory.GetFiles
.
public static void MoveDirectory(string source, string target)
{
var sourcePath = source.TrimEnd('\\', ' ');
var targetPath = target.TrimEnd('\\', ' ');
var files = Directory.EnumerateFiles(sourcePath, "*", SearchOption.AllDirectories)
.GroupBy(s=> Path.GetDirectoryName(s));
foreach (var folder in files)
{
var targetFolder = folder.Key.Replace(sourcePath, targetPath);
Directory.CreateDirectory(targetFolder);
foreach (var file in folder)
{
var targetFile = Path.Combine(targetFolder, Path.GetFileName(file));
if (File.Exists(targetFile)) File.Delete(targetFile);
File.Move(file, targetFile);
}
}
Directory.Delete(source, true);
}
The destination directory should not already exist - the Directory.Move method creates the destination directory for you.
ProcessStartInfo p = new ProcessStartInfo("cmd", "/c move \"c:\\test\\Movies\" \"c:\\test\Test\\"");
p.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden; //hide mode
Process.Start(p);