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MOVE Command Does Not Support Overwriting Files

Article ID: 155193

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition

This article was previously published under Q155193

SYMPTOMS

When you use the MOVE command at a command prompt in Windows NT 4.0, you may receive the following error message:

Cannot create a file when that file already exists.

CAUSE

The destination folder already contains a file with the same name as the file you are attempting to move. The MOVE command does not prompt you to overwrite the file when this situation occurs.

RESOLUTION

Use Windows NT Explorer or File Manager (Winfile.exe) to move the file to the destination folder. When you use either of these tools, you are prompted to overwrite the existing file if a file with the same name exists in the destination folder.

Additional query words: dos vdm

Keywords: KB155193