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Does Windows Move command delete the file only on successful completion?
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Mar 15, 20267198 viewsConfidence Score0%
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This may be a stupid question, but I'm erring on the side of caution here. If I'm using Windows command line/batch files to Move a file from one server to another and we have a network failure, what will happen to the original file? I would assume it remains untouched until fully moved, and then de…
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Moving on the same logical disk: Windows simply moves the file-system references atomically. Very fast. Moving on different logical disks: Windows performs a copy from one disk to the other, then deletes the file from the first disk, once successful.
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