Command Prompt: Why do I get “cannot find the path specified” when I move a folder (with contents) from the desktop to a new directory?

Question

move C:\\%USERNAME%\\Desktop\\TZClock C:\\%USERNAME%\\Start Menu\\Programs\\TZClock

I keep getting system cannot find the path specified. But I can

Answer 1

If you want to move more than one directory using wildcard, you can use FOR /D command. Type this in command-line (don't forget to replace _source_dirs_ and _destination_dir_ with your directories):

FOR /D %p IN ("_source_dirs_*") DO MOVE %p _destination_dir_

Answer 2

Got It! My syntax was wrong: the space was blocking the command from running. Also, I did not have User specified in the path.

After changes:

move C:\Users\%USERNAME%\Desktop\TZClock C:\Users\%USERNAME%\"Start Menu"\Programs\

Answer 3

Under Windows XP, it would be thus:

move "c:\documents and settings\%USERNAME%\desktop\TZClock" "C:\documents and settings\%USERNAME%\Start Menu\Programs\TZClock"

On Windows 7, it is the following (though I'm not in a position to test this right now):

move "c:\users\%USERNAME%\desktop\TZClock" "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\TZClock"