{"id":1227,"date":"2023-03-29T09:06:48","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T02:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/csharptutorial.net\/?page_id=1227"},"modified":"2023-03-29T09:07:01","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T02:07:01","slug":"csharp-move-file","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.csharptutorial.net\/csharp-file\/csharp-move-file\/","title":{"rendered":"C# Move File"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Summary<\/strong>: in this tutorial, you&#8217;ll learn how to move a specified file to a new location using the C# <code><code>File.Move<\/code>()<\/code> method.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction to the C# File.Move() method<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <code><code>File.Move<\/code>()<\/code> method allows you to move a specified file to a new location. Here&#8217;s the syntax of the File.Move() method:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-1\" data-shcb-language-name=\"C#\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"cs\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-cs\"><span class=\"hljs-function\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">public<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">static<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">void<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title\">Move<\/span> (<span class=\"hljs-params\">\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">string<\/span> sourceFileName, \n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">string<\/span> destFileName\n<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-1\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">C#<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">cs<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>In this syntax:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><code>sourceFileName<\/code> is the name of the file to move, which can be either a relative or absolute path.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code>destFileName<\/code> is the new path of the file.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If the <code>destFileName<\/code> exists or any error occurs during the move of the file, the <code>Move()<\/code> method raises an <code>IOException<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the <code>sourceFileName<\/code> does not exist, the <code>Move()<\/code> method raises a <code>FileNotFoundException<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To overwrite the destination file if it exists, you can use an overload of the <code>Move()<\/code> method:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-2\" data-shcb-language-name=\"C#\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"cs\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-cs\"><span class=\"hljs-function\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">public<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">static<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">void<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title\">Move<\/span> (<span class=\"hljs-params\">\n   <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">string<\/span> sourceFileName, \n   <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">string<\/span> destFileName, \n   <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">bool<\/span> overwrite\n<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-2\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">C#<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">cs<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>In this overload, if the <code>overwrite<\/code> is <code>true<\/code>, the <code>Move()<\/code> method will overwrite the destination file if it exists; or <code>false<\/code> otherwise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Using File.Move() method to move a file to a new directory<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The following program demonstrates how to use the <code><code>File.Move<\/code>()<\/code> method to move the <code>readme.txt<\/code> file from the <code>C:\\temp<\/code> directory to the <code>C:\\backup<\/code> directory:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-3\" data-shcb-language-name=\"C#\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"cs\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-cs\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">using<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">static<\/span> System.Console;\n\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">string<\/span> source = <span class=\"hljs-string\">@\"C:\\temp\\readme.txt\"<\/span>;\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">string<\/span> destination = <span class=\"hljs-string\">@\"C:\\backup\\readme.txt\"<\/span>;\n\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">try<\/span>\n{\n    File.Move(source, destination);\n}\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">catch<\/span> (IOException ex)\n{\n    WriteLine(ex.Message);\n}<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-3\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">C#<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">cs<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>How it works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, define two variables that store the path of the file to move and the new path of the file:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-4\" data-shcb-language-name=\"JavaScript\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"javascript\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-javascript\">string source = @<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"C:\\temp\\readme.txt\"<\/span>;\nstring destination = @<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"C:\\backup\\readme.txt\"<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-4\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">JavaScript<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">javascript<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Second, move the <code>readme.txt<\/code> file from <code>C:\\temp<\/code> directory to <code>C:\\backup<\/code> directory using the <code><code>File.Move<\/code>()<\/code> method:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-5\" data-shcb-language-name=\"C#\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"cs\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-cs\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">try<\/span>\n{\n    File.Move(source, destination);\n}\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">catch<\/span> (IOException ex)\n{\n    WriteLine(ex.Message);\n}<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-5\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">C#<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">cs<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>We 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