Move all files containing string from multiple subfolders into the parent folder

You can also try where /r, which returns the full file path in "%i"

for /f tokens^=* %i in ('where /r "C:\Source Folder" *colour*.png')do move "%~i" "C:\Staging Folder"

• Or...

cd /d "C:\Source Folder" & for /f tokens^=* %i in ('where /r . *colour*.png')do move "%~i" "C:\Staging Folder"

rem :: or using pushd and popd..

pushd "C:\Source Folder" & (for /f tokens^=* %i in ('where /r . *colour*.png')do move "%~i" "C:\Staging Folder") & popd

• Some further reading:

  [√] Pushd

  [√] Popd

  [√] For /F

  [√] Where

  [√] Where sample