Greetings all,
Quick question.  Is there a file size limitation when using the Move-item 
cmdlet?  Given the example below, it works great for smaller files (approx 7 
MB) but not for larger files (approx 8 GB).

There exists 3 files in the $SRC_DIR. 
MHSPHP_0326.bak (approx 7 MB)
PRJ_PHINFO_LT_0628.bak  (approx 8 GB) PRJ_PHINFO_LT_backup_201006301100.bak  
(approx 8 GB) 

Issuing the following commands in Powershell 1.0

PS C:\> $SRC_DIR = "D:\DB Backups\AQDEV\PRJ_PHINFO_LT"
PS C:\> $DEST_DIR = "\\windcsrv\Backup\dbarchives\PRJ_PHINFO_LT"
PS C:\> Get-Childitem $SRC_DIR -recurse -include *.bak | move-item -dest 
$DEST_DIR -Verbose -Debug

Yield the following results:
Confirm
Are you sure you want to perform this action?
Performing operation "Move File" on Target "Item: D:\DB 
Backups\AQDEV\PRJ_PHINFO_LT\MHSPHP_0326.bak Des
\\windcsrv\Backup\dbarchives\PRJ_PHINFO_LT\MHSPHP_0326.bak".
[Y] Yes  [A] Yes to All  [N] No  [L] No to All  [S] Suspend  [?] Help 
(default is "Y"):

Confirm
Are you sure you want to perform this action?
Performing operation "Move File" on Target "Item: D:\DB 
Backups\AQDEV\PRJ_PHINFO_LT\PRJ_PHINFO_LT_0628.
 \\windcsrv\Backup\dbarchives\PRJ_PHINFO_LT\PRJ_PHINFO_LT_0628.bak".
[Y] Yes  [A] Yes to All  [N] No  [L] No to All  [S] Suspend  [?] Help 
(default is "Y"):

Confirm
The file exists.
[Y] Yes  [A] Yes to All  [H] Halt Command  [S] Suspend  [?] Help (default is 
"Y"):
Move-Item : The file exists.
At line:1 char:59
+ Get-Childitem $SRC_DIR -recurse -include *.bak | move-item  <<<< -dest 
$DEST_DIR -Verbose -Debug

Confirm
Are you sure you want to perform this action?
Performing operation "Move File" on Target "Item: D:\DB
Backups\AQDEV\PRJ_PHINFO_LT\PRJ_PHINFO_LT_backup_201006301100.bak Destination:
\\windcsrv\Backup\dbarchives\PRJ_PHINFO_LT\PRJ_PHINFO_LT_backup_201006301100.bak".
[Y] Yes  [A] Yes to All  [N] No  [L] No to All  [S] Suspend  [?] Help 
(default is "Y"):

Confirm
The file exists.
[Y] Yes  [A] Yes to All  [H] Halt Command  [S] Suspend  [?] Help (default is 
"Y"):
Move-Item : The file exists.
At line:1 char:59
+ Get-Childitem $SRC_DIR -recurse -include *.bak | move-item  <<<< -dest 
$DEST_DIR -Verbose -Debug
PS C:\>

Note I took the default action on all prompts ("Y") and only the 
MHSPHP_0326.bak was moved.


Can someone help me out?

Thanks in advance,

There is no official limitation that I'm aware of.  You may also want to 
confirm this problem with PowerShell v2.

Marco

"Loopsludge" <Loopsludge@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:CDE50F2A-2CD1-4523-B7C3-0F00FC59D20A@microsoft.com...
> Greetings all,
> Quick question.  Is there a file size limitation when using the Move-item
> cmdlet?  Given the example below, it works great for smaller files (approx 
> 7
> MB) but not for larger files (approx 8 GB).