Windows Task Scheduler Move File

Hello:

Using windows task scheduler, how do I move a file to a different folder, there is a box Program/Script that can browse a file then there is a box Add arguments, where and how do I add the from and to file path

Thanks much!

Hi Shloma,

There is a program that comes with Windows called Robocopy. Sounds like the program you need for the task.

The basic syntax for moving files with Robocopy is

Code:

robocopy /move source_folder destination_folder files_mask

Example, if you want Task Scheduler to move all files from C:\My\Path that have extension of .txt to C:\My\Destination, the command you should schedule would look like

Code:

robocopy /move "C:\My\Path" "C:\My\Destination" "*.txt"

And moving a specific file would look something like,

Code:

robocopy /move "C:\My\Path" "C:\My\Destination" "MyFile.txt"