Move-Folder
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.
Syntax
Parameters
| Required | Parameter Name | Type | Position | Features | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| required
|
Destination | VIContainer | 1 |
|
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. |
| required
|
Folder | Folder[] | named |
|
Specifies the folders you want to move to another location. |
| optional | ProgressAction | ActionPreference | named |
|
|
| optional | Server | VIServer[] | named |
|
Specifies the vCenter Server systems on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no value is provided or $null 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. |
Output
VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Types.V1.Inventory.FolderExamples
Example 1
Get-Folder -Name "vmFolder" | Move-Folder -Destination "destinationVmFolder"
Moves the "vmFolder" folder into another folder of the same type named "destinationVmFolder".
Related Commands
Folder
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