Moving

Moving: Copy and Move: Copy-Item and Move-Item, Renaming: Rename-Item.

Updated November 10, 2026

1. Copy and Move: Copy-Item and Move-Item (Novice): Copy-Item makes a copy and leaves the original where it was, Move-Item takes the original to its new place, -Recurse copies a folder with everything in it, and -WhatIf shows exactly where a copy or move would land before anything changes.
2. Renaming: Rename-Item (Novice): Rename-Item gives a file or folder a new name in the folder it's already in; the new name is only a name, so renaming and moving in one step is Move-Item's job, and Rename-Item never replaces a file that already has the new name.