Rename a Directory or folder in C#

Rename a Directory or folder in C#

Rename a folder in C#/Move a folder in C# Can be done by 2 ways.

1.Static Method of Directory class Move

2.Instance method of DirectoryInfo MoveTo

Note: Moving a folder content to different Volume  throws an exception.

for this  user must copy all files to different volume/network drive/USB etc., then delete Source Content. Pls see other other articles .

Before that Call  using System.IO;

Calling

Move_or_Rename_Directory(@"c:\personal", @"c:\mypersonal");

 

Method1   - Directory Static method 

static   void Move_or_Rename_Directory(String srcDir, String destDir)
    {
        try
        {
            Directory.Move(srcDir, destDir);
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
        }
    }
    }

 Could not find a part of the path 'c:\personal'.

Method 2 - DirectoryInfo Instance Method 

 static   void Move_or_Rename_Directory(String srcDir, String destDir)
    {
        try
        {
            DirectoryInfo dInfo = new DirectoryInfo(srcDir);
            dInfo.MoveTo(destDir);
          
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
        }
    }
    }

 

 //output

check 
C:\mypersonal

user may get following exceptions

• Could not find a part of the path 'c:\personal'. (if source folder "personal" does not exists).
• Calling Move on different Volumes may result. i.e C:\ to D:\(vice versa) "Source and destination path must have identical roots. Move will not work across
   volumes"

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