How to move file from one folder to another folder?

Hi,

I am renaming my existing file uisng

movefile(oldfilename,rename)

Then I want to move this "rename" file to other folder but how to use "movefile" function where I have stored filename in "rename"?

Thanks.

[Stephen23]

The accepted answer calls MOVEFILE twice, which is not required. You can do this with one call:

oldName = 'oldName.txt'; 
newName = 'newName.txt'; 
oldPath = 'absolute or relative path to where the file is saved';
newPath = 'absolute or relative path to where you want the file';
movefile(...
    fullfile(oldPath,oldName),...
    fullfile(newPath,newName))

Answer 1

[Debraj Maji]

Hi @Kamran Afroz,

I understand that you are trying to rename a file using "movefile" function and then you want to move it to a different location. Given below is the required template that will allow you to do the necessary.

oldfilename = 'your file path'; 
rename = 'The new name for the file'; 
% Rename the existing file
movefile(oldfilename, rename);
newFolderPath = 'Define the path to the new folder where you want to move the file';
% Create the full path for the new location by concatenating the folder path and the new filename
newFilePath = fullfile(newFolderPath, rename);
% Move the renamed file to the new folder
movefile(rename, newFilePath);

For more information on the "movefile" function you can refer to the following documentation:

https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/movefile.html

I hope this resolves your query,

With regards,

Debraj.

[Kamran Afroz]

Thank you,

It worked for me.