Windows 10: Move content from all subfolders to their parent folders

Hi all,I have a drive with hundreds of folders in this fashion:e:/a/aa/any contente:/b/bb/any content...e:/z/zz/any contentI need the subfolders 1 per main folder, but maybe some have 2, kind of zz1 zz2 and its content files and/or folders, these need to be as they are now, to be upped one level to have a cleaner route:e:/aa/any contente:/bb/any content...e:/zz/any contentSome subfolders have same name as parent ones, but not all.I don't need to move all files to one folder, just "trim" the route by upping subfolders to their parent...Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

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Move all files inside folders to parent directory


What you need is a file manager that can 'search' recursively from the context menu.

I work with, 99% of the time, XnView (Classic). I have done what you want to do, by right-clicking the parent folder in the navigation panel, and selecting 'show all files' recursive search. The file manager/browser will then allow you to 'browse', and list the entire contents of the parent folder and all of its sub- and sub-subfolders. Ctrl-A selects all and you just slide/drag to the parent folder.

The problem you may run into is duplicate filenames that will end up in the same parent folder. Map out a strategy beforehand.

 

Why does Windows 10 exit to parent folder up on dragging a file to a network folder?

Your list is correct Shawn,

The open 'subfolder' will step back into 'folder', with 'subfolder' selected in the list.

This behaivour does not apply to local folders.

Server is a regular Windows 7 PC.

 

Move all files inside folders to parent directory

You just gave me an idea and it worked. I went to the BASKET folder and searched for the extension of the files (in my case its .mp3) then cut and pasted all the files where I wanted. Obviously this won't work for multiple extension (maybe you can search for .* ?). But thanks anyway since you gave me that idea.

Peace.