## PowerCLI Reference

# Move-Folder

## Synopsis

This cmdlet moves a vCenter Server folder from one location to another.

Syntax

Move-Folder [-Folder] <Folder[]> [-Destination] <VIContainer> [-Server <VIServer[]>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Online version
Get-Folder
New-Folder
Remove-Folder
Set-Folder

Detailed Description

This cmdlet moves a vCenter Server folder to the location that is specified by the Destination parameter. To specify a server different from the default one, use the Server parameter.

Parameters

Name | Type | Description | Required? | Pipeline Input | Default Value
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Folder | Folder[] | Specifies the folders you want to move to another location. | true | true (ByValue)
Destination | VIContainer | Specifies the datacenter or folder where you want to move the folders. If a datacenter is specified for the Destination parameter, the folder is moved to the datacenter's hostFolder or vmFolder folder, depending on the folder's child item type. The hostFolder and vmFolder are system folders and are guaranteed to exist. | true | false
Confirm | SwitchParameter | If the value is $true, indicates that the cmdlet asks for confirmation before running. If the value is $false, the cmdlet runs without asking for user confirmation. | false | false
Server | VIServer[] | Specifies the vCenter Server systems on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no value is passed to this parameter, the command runs on the default servers. For more information about default servers, see the description of Connect-VIServer. | false | false
WhatIf | SwitchParameter | Indicates that the cmdlet is run only to display the changes that would be made and actually no objects are modified. | false | false

Return Type

Zero or more relocated Folder objects

Notes

Examples

-------------- Example 1 --------------

    Get-Folder -Name "vmFolder" | Move-Folder -Destination "destinationVmFolder"

Moves the "vmFolder" folder into another folder of the same type named "destinationVmFolder".

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