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I have a directory that looks like this



Root Folder
- Folder A
- Subfolder
- File1
- File2
- File3
- Folder B
- Subfolder
- File1
- File2
- File3
- Folder C
- Subfolder
- File1
- File2
- File3


Now I want to move the subfolder & files up by a level and delete the folder once it's been moved up so it should look like this



Root Folder
- Subfolder
- File1
- File2
- File3
- Subfolder
- File1
- File2
- File3
- Subfolder
- File1
- File2
- File3


Is there a batch method to do this in windows?










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    I have a directory that looks like this



    Root Folder
    - Folder A
    - Subfolder
    - File1
    - File2
    - File3
    - Folder B
    - Subfolder
    - File1
    - File2
    - File3
    - Folder C
    - Subfolder
    - File1
    - File2
    - File3


    Now I want to move the subfolder & files up by a level and delete the folder once it's been moved up so it should look like this



    Root Folder
    - Subfolder
    - File1
    - File2
    - File3
    - Subfolder
    - File1
    - File2
    - File3
    - Subfolder
    - File1
    - File2
    - File3


    Is there a batch method to do this in windows?










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      I have a directory that looks like this



      Root Folder
      - Folder A
      - Subfolder
      - File1
      - File2
      - File3
      - Folder B
      - Subfolder
      - File1
      - File2
      - File3
      - Folder C
      - Subfolder
      - File1
      - File2
      - File3


      Now I want to move the subfolder & files up by a level and delete the folder once it's been moved up so it should look like this



      Root Folder
      - Subfolder
      - File1
      - File2
      - File3
      - Subfolder
      - File1
      - File2
      - File3
      - Subfolder
      - File1
      - File2
      - File3


      Is there a batch method to do this in windows?










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      I have a directory that looks like this



      Root Folder
      - Folder A
      - Subfolder
      - File1
      - File2
      - File3
      - Folder B
      - Subfolder
      - File1
      - File2
      - File3
      - Folder C
      - Subfolder
      - File1
      - File2
      - File3


      Now I want to move the subfolder & files up by a level and delete the folder once it's been moved up so it should look like this



      Root Folder
      - Subfolder
      - File1
      - File2
      - File3
      - Subfolder
      - File1
      - File2
      - File3
      - Subfolder
      - File1
      - File2
      - File3


      Is there a batch method to do this in windows?







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          If there's a pattern for "Folder [a|b]" that doesn't duplicate in the names of "subfolders" then yes, this is a pretty simple batch script.



          for /d %%d in ("folder*") do call :doit "%%d"
          exit /b

          :doit
          @echo.Moving contents of "%~1" to "%cd%"...
          pushd "%~1"
          forfiles /c "cmd /c move @file .."
          popd
          @echo.Removing "%~1"
          rd "%~1"
          exit /b


          Again, it's very important to understand that this requires a pattern to the folder names ("folder*"). If this replicates within your content folders then you will lose data.






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            If there's a pattern for "Folder [a|b]" that doesn't duplicate in the names of "subfolders" then yes, this is a pretty simple batch script.



            for /d %%d in ("folder*") do call :doit "%%d"
            exit /b

            :doit
            @echo.Moving contents of "%~1" to "%cd%"...
            pushd "%~1"
            forfiles /c "cmd /c move @file .."
            popd
            @echo.Removing "%~1"
            rd "%~1"
            exit /b


            Again, it's very important to understand that this requires a pattern to the folder names ("folder*"). If this replicates within your content folders then you will lose data.






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              If there's a pattern for "Folder [a|b]" that doesn't duplicate in the names of "subfolders" then yes, this is a pretty simple batch script.



              for /d %%d in ("folder*") do call :doit "%%d"
              exit /b

              :doit
              @echo.Moving contents of "%~1" to "%cd%"...
              pushd "%~1"
              forfiles /c "cmd /c move @file .."
              popd
              @echo.Removing "%~1"
              rd "%~1"
              exit /b


              Again, it's very important to understand that this requires a pattern to the folder names ("folder*"). If this replicates within your content folders then you will lose data.






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                If there's a pattern for "Folder [a|b]" that doesn't duplicate in the names of "subfolders" then yes, this is a pretty simple batch script.



                for /d %%d in ("folder*") do call :doit "%%d"
                exit /b

                :doit
                @echo.Moving contents of "%~1" to "%cd%"...
                pushd "%~1"
                forfiles /c "cmd /c move @file .."
                popd
                @echo.Removing "%~1"
                rd "%~1"
                exit /b


                Again, it's very important to understand that this requires a pattern to the folder names ("folder*"). If this replicates within your content folders then you will lose data.






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                If there's a pattern for "Folder [a|b]" that doesn't duplicate in the names of "subfolders" then yes, this is a pretty simple batch script.



                for /d %%d in ("folder*") do call :doit "%%d"
                exit /b

                :doit
                @echo.Moving contents of "%~1" to "%cd%"...
                pushd "%~1"
                forfiles /c "cmd /c move @file .."
                popd
                @echo.Removing "%~1"
                rd "%~1"
                exit /b


                Again, it's very important to understand that this requires a pattern to the folder names ("folder*"). If this replicates within your content folders then you will lose data.







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