Windows 10: "Confirm Folder Replace" Prompt- Does it replace or merge?

Good day! I was moving files from a mobile phone to a external hdd today to clear space on my phone. I was using the "move to" function, so I wouldn't have to go back and delete the files I moved. However, halfway through the moving process, my hdd stopped working. I got a prompt that my device got disconnected, effectively cancelling the moving process. I reconnected my hdd and moved the same folders again. This time, I got a "confirm folder replace" prompt similar to the picture below. I clicked "do this for all current items" and "yes" without thinking. Now I'm worried I replaced the existi

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How do you replace a folder in Win 10

When I try to paste a folder where there is already a folder of the same name, instead of replacing the folder that's there, windows now "merges" the folders. I at least set it so that it tells me. But how do you actually replace the folder with the new
one?

The box that comes up when you try to do it doesn't even make sense. It's titled "Confirm Folder Replace". But there is no option to replace the folder, you can only "merge". So why would they give it that title? You're not confirming replacement of a folder
at all.

 

How do you replace a folder in Win 10

Before you copy the folder to the file destination, you need to change the folder name first.

 

Does cut and paste folders in Windows 10 merge or replace?

If I cut a bunch of folders from a location and paste them into another location where in the 2nd location, there are folders that have the exact same names as some of the folders from the 1st location. Would they all get merged in the 2nd location or do the location 1 folders completely replace the ones in location 2?

I know that I get prompted to choose what to keep or merge when copying, but I’m not sure if it’s the same case when cutting and pasting.