I am trying to move folders from D: to C: but am getting 'Access Denied'. I have ownership and full control over every folder in question and am running as local admin in administrator mode
. What's odd is it only fails when I try to move between drives.
I can create and delete files/folders in either drive
C:\>move sub c-Move
1 dir(s) moved
C:\>md d:\test
C:\>md d:\test-1
C:\>move d:\test-1 d:\test
1 dir(s) moved
C:\>rd /q /s d:\test
C:\>
I can copy between drives
C:\>copy d:\test\test.txt c:\move
1 file(s) copied
But I cannot move between them
C:\>move d:\test c:\c-Move
Access is denied.
Why can't I move these files?
Note (similar question): Access denied, cmd move windows 7, except "want to move a directory if the destination exists".
Best Answer
Microsofts documentation is pretty clear, I bet this is because it only alters the filesystem index and not the real location of the directory.