how to move files on the same drive

Hi

i've got a directory A with subdirectories B, C, and D. I want to
create a subdirectory A/E and move B, C, and D into it

on XP this is instantaneous regardless of how much stuff is in the
folders to be moved (as it should be since moving a directory only
requires one disk read and one write)

on vista it sppends ages counting up how many files need to be moved.
Unfortunately there's quite a lot of stuff (a few million files
totalling a couple of hundred gigs) so that's not really an option. I
presume this is just something stupid in the UI. is there something i
can do in the command prompt to move a directory?

Just to clarify, I am not trying to copy the files, or move them from
one disk to another or across the network - just a local folder move
within the disk.

TIA

Andy

On Dec 3, 3:50*pm, ajf...@blueyonder.co.uk wrote:
> Hi
>
> i've got a directory A with subdirectories B, C, and D. I want to
> create a subdirectory A/E and move B, C, and D into it
>
> on XP this is instantaneous regardless of how much stuff is in the
> folders to be moved (as it should be since moving a directory only
> requires one disk read and one write)
>
> on vista it sppends ages counting up how many files need to be moved.
> Unfortunately there's quite a lot of stuff (a few million files
> totalling a couple of hundred gigs) so that's not really an option. I
> presume this is just something stupid in the UI. is there something i
> can do in the command prompt to move a directory?
>
> Just to clarify, I am not trying to copy the files, or move them from
> one disk to another or across the network - just a local folder move
> within the disk.
>
> TIA
>
> Andy

D'oh !! I got it - the move command

sorry for wasting your time

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