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I have a very large folder on my Computer containing, among other things, certain pdf files with similar names (B....). Is there a way that I could systematically extract these pdf's and put them in a new seperate folder?

robot112
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  • You want to move all PDF's to a sub-directory? Or all files that start with B* to a sub-directory? Please update your question with your desired outcome. – spikey_richie Aug 26 '20 at 09:37
  • All PDF's that start with a B – robot112 Aug 26 '20 at 09:57
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OK so lets assume your files are in c:\users\robot112\misc and you want all files that start with B and are .PDF's in a new sub-directory.

  1. Start a new command prompt
  2. CD c:\users\robot112\misc
  3. MD Sorted
  4. MOVE B*.pdf c:\users\robot112\misc\sorted

All your files that start with B and are .PDF's will now be in c:\users\robot112\misc\sorted

spikey_richie
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